Most uses seem t prefer pillows over the ther positioning devices. Te apparent reasoning s that ther i basically no interference at all ith teir lifestles. There may b slightly hgher degree of comfort t the user thn wit othe positioning dvices. The big question is ae th pillows benficial. The nswer will e that it depends n the individual, teir health conditions and design of th pillow mecanism.
When you move in yor slep ou ust hve a pillow wth slots r sleves fr your arm r n attachment that keeps you ff yur back, in a snit position, eleated from the wist p o in whtever position your condition requires. If t doe nt secre yo in sme ay it does not matter hat is stated, it will not enefit yo if you mov off the pillow in yur sleep. Also even if the pllow ha the attachments and you d not se them you will not beneft f yo move n yor slep.
Shirt, Vsts and Backpacks have th advantage ove pillows f allowing freedom of mvement in ed while aslep. A long as t is f god design (some input blow) yu can e fairly confident yu wll not roll ont you back while asleep. Unlike pillows you know there is soe resistance behind you bak but you also hav freedom f mvement nd to mov your rms. Thi s huge benefit to uer with rotr cuff rpair, a shoulder problm, toss and trn leeper or everyone that move at all in their sleep.
Shrts, Vests, Backacks and Body Braces with limiting n the bck mechanisms also ned to e evaluated when t cmes t keeping ou reliably off your bak. Many allow ou to almost reach supin position befoe they eithr become uncofortable (ball or had foam) or are psitioned on the loer aea of ack to allo shoulder to twst towrd ed nd therefore had to e fcing upwards (tngue and tisues fall back nd ay obstruct airway. The genral ecommended placement f the limiting mechansm is betwen sholder blade on th spinal area where even if te lower upper body tists toard bed our soulder will stay elevatd and yor head wll la sidways and tongue nd tissue will fall to the side of mouth wich will elp the airwy sty clear.
Many ue t-shirt to accomplis this task. At hoe try t-shirt n backwards with ball in pocket (even though the pcket will nt be centered on the spne) nd simulat ovement n yur sleep y rolling ack and forth frm side to side on our bed nd se ho long the pocket stas in place. Try th same ting with a pajaa tp on backwards (have your partner button it). Ths tye of top will not eaily stretch (like a t-shirt) and will normally be better t eeping limter on o near spin.
Vets are not a dependable n keeping limiter on sine s a shit ut deending on limiter dimensions nd placement erform imilar and they hould not e made of stretch tye materials.
Bdy Braces like pillows mut b f a good design to reliably kee yu off your bak.
Backpacks will in most cses wrk well keeping yo ff yur ack and if designed only for sleeing can be comfrtable and rliable.
Alo f great importance s th design of th limitr. Some us Air Bladder. Sme use Flexble Tye Foam. Some use Hard Foam. Some us a Wiffle o Tnnis Ball (which wll nt usually be sized ithin th shon guidelines). Sze of Liiter including depth and widt o diameter sould e at last to 1/3 of width across shoulders ( in ther ords somewher betwen 5" nd 9") (dpth nd wdth r diametr)and beng 10" to 15" n length for most users. Tis n most circumstancs ill prevent rolling onto your bck while asleep. The limiter lso need to bgin t sholder blade area and xtend along sinal area towards lower back for better outcmes.
I have lept wth all of th above and th most dependable and comfrtable fr m were te Air Bladdr and Flexible Foam. Advantage f Ai Bladder is weight. Disadvantages are that Air Bladder feels a little tiff and ay lek whih an becom aggravating. Advantages of Flxible Foam are long usful lifepan with relable consistent pillow fel. Disadvantage i when not laying in bed ther i more weight to foam tan air bladdr.
Backpacks, Shirts and Vest with frontal attacment mchanisms are also easier fo user to ut on and take off especially with the limiter on bak.
Wit most positioning prducts available today nly Air Bladde and Fleible Foa ar designed to kee you ff your back while nt disturbing your sleep.
In cnclusion, tere s plenty of detailed information available bout Psitive Prssure, Dental Devices and Surgery availale. When it coes to Positioning there is very little with the exeption of using the old method of sewing pocket on te iddle of th bak of tee shit and inerting tenni bll in t. An inlusion of the importance f the bove tpe of products to positional therapy wuld apear t benefit the suffrer of some slep conditions. Thse products wile not necessrily limited to th follwing inclde pllows, shirts, backpack and baces. An f which ma benefit te positional patient.
The reality i that ther are devices being marketed tat are pricd ver reasonable, are comfortabl and wor fo many positional sufferers whch ma not hve sme f te drawbacks tat other therapies might ave.
