Products for Sleep

Our Richmond chiropractor receives many questions from our patients about the best mattress and pillow choices. As with most questions, the answer is, "It depends".

The wrong mattress can cause all kinds of back pain, headaches, tight muscles and generally decrease your quality of life. There are many factors to consider-the size of the people or person using the mattress and pillow and the position in which the person sleeps.

Consumer Reports March 2018 issue has a review of many mattresses - including the bed in a box options.

Pillows

The wrong pillow can cause neck pain, headaches, tingling and numbness in the shoulders or arms, and even low back pain. Pillows are recommended based on the size of the person and the dominant sleeping position-side and back sleeping are chiropractically preferred positions. The pillow needs for side and back sleeping are very different. Finding one pillow that meets both of these needs is very challenging. The best option we have found to date is the Therapeutica Pillow. We fit you for the proper size in our office and teach you how to sleep properly on your side and back.

Toddlers may begin to use a pillow and many parents are confused about the proper pillow. One option is an adjustable loft pillow where you can remove some of the filling to meet the constantly changing size of your toddler.

The Little Pillow Company offers pillows with removable filling, so you can customize the pillow to your child's size.