Would a memory foam bed pillow help with the headaches I get almost every night?!

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Erin, it really depends, how do you feel about sleeping on a foam pillow? Some people love them, others cannot stand them.

Foam pillows often mold to your neck- and are great for acute conditions. It may or may not help with your headaches. Really you will have to try it out.

Also, foam pillows can be quite expensive. If you do want to try one, try the cervical support foam pillow- its quite economical: http://www.neckpainreliefkit.com/cervica…

A pillow that i have had personal experience with and has worked for many other headache sufferers is the arc4life cervical traction neck pillow. It has a special traction part which gives your neck a gentle stretch while you lay on it. Also it has a support side as well that is softer. This pillow is composed of polyester fiber fill. However, if you are a petite person, it may be too big for you. Check it out here: http://www.arc4life.com/site/615058/page…

Hope this helps

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No. All those pillows do is help keep your neck in alignment and good position. But if you have a health problem causing your headaches then it isn't helping you. You need to see your doctor and be evaluated for your headaches.

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If you're waking up with a stiff neck, then absolutely it will. I always recommend an actual Tempurpedic pillow as opposed to one of the cheaper "memory foam" ones. Tempurpedic pillows and mattresses were developed from the original NASA patent, and unlike others, hold their shape and consistency through temperature and body shifts when you're sleeping. They cost more, but they're worth it - I've used a Queen-size Tempurpedic myself for over 10 years to help deal with my own back and neck. Though my back/neck problems are pretty severe, I also have severe migraines, and my pillow is an absolute necessity when I get one and just want to crawl into a dark place and avoid any sound and light.

If you're having problems at night that stiffen your neck, later activities at work (e.g., staring at a monitor for hours with your neck slightly bent) that further aggravate your neck can trigger a headache (migraine or otherwise). If you're already under stress at work or for other reasons during the day, your neck muscles can also tense and aggravate it further, leading to headaches. Before I was forced to retire, I worked in extremely high stress jobs for over 20 years, and there were times I had constant headaches daily as a result.

Though I've never had problems with hypertension, you yourself can't discount the possibility of hypertension either, unless you've already ruled that out with your doctor. Never assume anything can't happen.

How you sleep (position) can affect how you feel the next day as well. Here's a couple of tips for dealing with back pain while lying down or sleeping:

Get pressure off your hips and spine. The easiest way to do that is to lay on your side, and put a large pillow or cushion between your knees (preferably one large enough to make your legs parallel to each other). The idea is to get pressure off the hips and the lower vertebrae. The other thing is to put a pillow behind your back, and one in front of you in a position where you can "hug it". That will keep you from rolling over onto your back when you're sleeping.

If you can't lie on your side, then lie on your back with a cushion large enough under your legs to flatten out the small of your back. It's not ideal, but if the key is to get your legs high enough so that the pressure is off the lower spine. Back when I could still lie on my back, I used to actually lie on the floor with my legs on a couch - think being in a sitting position, only your back is on the floor. When you're lying down, you rotate your hips to flatten the small of your back. You'd be surprised how comfortable it can be.

I've used heat to loosen up my back and neck for years, but the key is using the right kind of heat.
If you can find one at a local pharmacy, get a Thermophore pad - I've used one for 20 years, long before Chiro's started using them. They're an instant moist heat pad; it uses a flannel cover that draws moisture from the air, and it heats up within a minute or two. If they don't have one locally, you can get one at http://www.thermophore.com Get the standard size with the switch you need to hold - the timer switch doesn't work very well. They also make a smaller one specifically for use on the neck.

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