[arlsandstrom]

Hi everyone, I was looking for more PT in Australia this morning, and found this American site. Great guy with lots of tips, seems to be a regular blog, and he has had shoulder surgery so should understand from a personal perspective too. Be careful using the exercise video unless you know exactly what is causing your tos, but the sleeping video is excellent.

Hope it helps,
Love Ans

[Coop42]

What's the name of the website?

[(Broken Wings)]

Ummm. The way you sleep. Very interesting. Would live to see that video.

Sleep... Oh, now that sounds good.

Take care...

[arlsandstrom]

Oh no! I can't find the vid or link- I thought I copied it in. Will keep looking for it.

Just a PT that suggested
Back sleepers-sleeping with pillows under your arms to help release shoulders- never arms over head
Tummy sleepers tuck something into crook of neck to make more room and not squish down the neck to thoracic area
Side sleepers- place pillow between knees, but also put arms out to side away from you ate right angle, and lean back, not straight on, but opening up rib cage.

I hope that makes sense. I have been working on it and it helps. Also a memoryfoam travel pillow that I move around when restless.

Sorry I didn't post the actual vid!

[arlsandstrom]

Originally Posted by Coop42

What's the name of the website?

Found it! This guy has some good things to say. Looks like he has come at it from a body building background.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C2-7...e_gdata_player

[Iris]

Originally Posted by arlsandstrom

Found it! This guy has some good things to say. Looks like he has come at it from a body building background.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C2-7...e_gdata_player

thanks so much for posting this! I have been sleeping in positions that he says contribute to TOS so I am going to try to change.

[chloecasey]

Originally Posted by arlsandstrom

Found it! This guy has some good things to say. Looks like he has come at it from a body building background.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C2-7...e_gdata_player

I watched the video and it is very informative. I have found that a Sobakawa pillow, (the microbead type & comes in different sizes)) is a type of pillow that forms into the void that sometimes regular pillows create. Because I can not lay on my operative side at all, I hug a pillow & also try to "lay back against other pillows" but find I still will wake up in pain because, of course, the tendency to "fall forward" happens when asleep. Not having the variety of different sleeping positions is so awful.

chloecasey

[arlsandstrom]

It has been helping me so much, glad it helps you too.