Persson L, Moritz U
Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998 May;21(4):237-40.
Special neck support pillows claiming to improve rest and reduce neck pain are currently being advertised.
To test whether neck pillows have any positive effect on neck pain and quality of sleep compared with usual pillows and, if so, to find the optimal characteristics of such a pillow.
Thirty-seven hospital employees and 18 neck patients were asked to test six neck pillows with different shapes and consistency randomly over the course of 3 wk, to grade them according to comfort and to describe the characteristics of an ideal pillow.
Thirty-six of 55 persons found the pillows positively affected sleep and 27 of 42 found that they positively affected neck pain. The ideal pillow should be soft and not too high, should provide neck support and should be allergy-tested and washable. The pillow that included two firmer supporting cores for neck lordosis received the best rating.
A neck pillow with good shape and consistency and with firm support for cervical lordosis can be recommended as a part of treatment for neck pain.
目前有宣称能改善休息并减轻颈部疼痛的特殊颈部支撑枕头在做广告。
测试与普通枕头相比，颈部枕头对颈部疼痛和睡眠质量是否有任何积极影响，如果有，找出此类枕头的最佳特性。
37名医院员工和18名颈部疾病患者被要求在3周内随机测试6个形状和软硬度不同的颈部枕头，根据舒适度对它们进行评分，并描述理想枕头的特性。
55人中的36人发现这些枕头对睡眠有积极影响，42人中的27人发现它们对颈部疼痛有积极影响。理想的枕头应该柔软且不过高，应该提供颈部支撑，并且应该经过过敏测试且可清洗。包含两个用于颈椎前凸的较硬支撑芯的枕头获得了最佳评分。
形状和软硬度良好且能对颈椎前凸提供稳固支撑的颈部枕头可作为颈部疼痛治疗的一部分被推荐使用。
