When people complain of neck and shoulder pain, their choice of pillows is often the culprit. There is a wide selection available – goosedown, duckdown, feather, fibre filled, and visco-elastic, latex or polyurethane foam – and any number of combinations of these. Pillows also come in different shapes and sizes, including ones which are pre-shaped to support the head and neck (often described as orthopaedic pillows). Once again the choice is subjective – whatever works for you.
A good pillow should hold your head in the correct alignment – that is, in the same relation to your shoulders and spine as if you were standing upright with the correct posture. The pillows should be well tucked into the neck and shoulder to support the head fully. The thickness and number of pillows required depends on your body shape and your preferred sleeping position. You will need a thicker pillow (or two thinner ones) if you sleep on your side than if you sleep on your back. Sleeping on your front with your neck twisted is not recommended.
It is a good idea to invest in quality pillows and replace them at least every two or three years to maintain a healthy sleeping environment. When they have lost their ‘loft’ (height) and become lumpy, discoloured or misshapen they should be replaced. An old, unwashed pillow could also contain as much as 10% of its weight in skin scales, mould, dead and living dust mites and their allergen laden droppings.
So, make sure you change pillow cases often, replace your pillows frequently and choose ones that are just right for your body shape and sleeping position and you will sleep like a baby every time.
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Name | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | feather v-support pillow , feather, littlewoods, pillow, vsupport... Shop: Littlewoods Direct | £10.00 |
 | Pair of Duck Feather and Down Pillows. , 15%, 40csuitable, 48cmmachine, 74, 85%, argos, cotton, drying, duck, feather, filling100%, pillows, tumble, washable, white... Shop: Argos | £12.99 |
 | pair of duck feather pillows , additions, cotton, duck, feather, filled, filling, garden, generous, machine, outer, pillow, washable... Shop: Additions Direct | £16.00 |
 | pack of 2 duck feather pillows , duck, feather, littlewoods, pack, pillows... Shop: Littlewoods Direct | £16.00 |
 | Relax Pamper Packs , 100ml, 22cm, 23cm, 5cm, aromatherapy, bath, bathtime, body, enjoycouk, exfoliating, eye, face, feather, glamorous, goodies, inflatable, luxury, mask, mop, organza, pack, pillow, relaxology, silky, sponge, wash... Shop: Enjoy.co.uk | £17.99 |
 | Heiress White Goose brFeather and Down Pillow , &, 100, 250, bedroom, cotton, count, deluxe, duvets, edge, encased, fabric, feather, firm, goose, luxury, medium, neatly, nights, pillow, pillows, piped, rated, sacks, sleep, superfine, thread, twill, wallace, white... Shop: Wallace Sacks | £20.00 |
 | John Cotton Pack Of 2 Duck Feather Pillows Offer , &, £8, 24studio, bedroom, duck, feather, mattress, ordering, packs, pillows, single, toppers... Shop: 24Studio | £21.98 |
 | Pack Of 2 John Cotton Duck Feather Pillows Offer , &, £8, 24studio, bedroom, duck, duvets, feather, homestyles, ordering, packs, pillows, single... Shop: 24Studio | £21.98 |
 | Pack Of 2 Duck Feather Pillows Offer , £8, 24studio, bedding, duck, feather, furnishings, ordering, pack, packs, pillows, single, soft... Shop: 24Studio | £21.98 |
 | John Cotton Pack Of 2 Duck Feather Pillows Offer , &, £5, 24studio, bedding, cotton, covers, duck, feather, john, living, modern, ordering, pack, packs, pillows, quilts, single... Shop: 24Studio | £24.98 |
 | Slumbalux Pack Of 2 Duck Feather Pillows Offer , &, £5, 24studio, beds, duck, feather, mattresses, ordering, pack, packs, pillows, single, slumbalux... Shop: 24Studio | £24.98 |
 | Fogarty Pair of Goose Feather and Down Pillows. , 10%, 35%, 48cm, 74, 90%, argos, cotton, covermachine, down65%, feather, goose, pillows, polyester, washablesize... Shop: Argos | £24.99 |
 | Fogarty Pair of Featherfull Feather and Fibre Pillows. , 100%, 19, 29, 40csuitable, 90%, argos, cluster, dryingsize, duck, feather/10%, fibremachine, pillows, polyester, tumble, washable, white... Shop: Argos | £24.99 |
 | down surround pillow , additions, core, cotton, duck, feather, filling, garden, improving, lasting, lining, machine, outer, polyester, posture, softness, support, surround, washable, white... Shop: Additions Direct | £26.00 |
 | Fogarty Goose Feather and Down Mattress Topper - Double. , 15%, 40csuitable, argos, bed85%, canadian, comfort, cotton, covermachine, drying, feather, filling100%, goose, luxurious, mattress, pillow, protectors, topper, tumble, warmth, washable... Shop: Argos | £29.99 |
 | Fogarty 12 Tog Feather Bed in a Bag Set - Single. , 100%, 12, 35%, 40, 48cmmachine, 65%, 74, argos, cotton, coversize, csuitable, degrees, drying, duck, duvet, duvets, feather, filling, mattress, pillow, pillowduvet, polyester, set, tog, topper, tumble, washable, white... Shop: Argos | £29.99 |
 | pack of six feather pillows , 18x27s, 46x69cms, additions, cotton, cream, duck, feather, filling, garden, lasting, outer, support... Shop: Additions Direct | £30.00 |
 | Mattress Topper and free pillows , 5", additions, adds, bed, comfort, double, duck, feather, feathers, filled, garden, generously, king, layer, luxury, mattress, pillows, protects, single, softness, thick, topper, white... Shop: Additions Direct | £30.00 |
 | Slumbalux Lowest Price Duck Feather and Down Quilt With FREE PILLOWS , 10%, 100%, 15, 45, 90, 105, 135, 90%, clean, cooler, cotton, double, dry, duck, feather, filling, kaleidoscope, king, lowest, percale, pillows, quilt, ratings, single, soft, sponge, super, tog, toy, warm, warmer... Shop: Kaleidoscope | £30.00 |
 | pack of 6 curled feather pillows , curled, feather, littlewoods, pack, pillows... Shop: Littlewoods Direct | £30.00 |
 | The Club Collection Goose & Duck Down Feather Pillow , dome, duck, ensure, feathers, gentle, luxury, nights, pillows, sleep, soft, support, surf... Shop: Surf Dome | £31.50 |
| | The Club Collection Goose & Duck Down Feather Pillow , cosmetics, duck, ensure, feathers, gentle, island, luxury, nights, pillows, sleep, soft, support... Shop: Island Cosmetics | £31.50 |
 | duvet and free pillows , 135, additions, double, duck, duvet, feather, garden, king, pillow, pillows, single, tog, white... Shop: Additions Direct | £32.00 |
| | Fogarty Goose Feather and Down Mattress Topper - Kingsize. , 15%, 40csuitable, argos, bed85%, canadian, comfort, cotton, covermachine, drying, feather, filling100%, goose, luxurious, mattress, pillow, protectors, topper, tumble, warmth, washable... Shop: Argos | £34.99 |
 | anti-allergy duck feather and down pillows , antiallergy, duck, feather, littlewoods, pillows... Shop: Littlewoods Direct | £36.00 |
 | anti-allergy duck feather and down pillows , additions, allergy, antiallergy, antibac, cotton, duck, feather, filling, fresher, garden, healthier, luxury, machine, natural, outer, sleep, sufferers, treatment, washable... Shop: Additions Direct | £36.00 |
| | Fogarty 12 Tog Feather Bed in a Bag Set - Double. , 100%, 12, 35%, 40, 48cmmachine, 65%, 74, argos, cotton, coversize, csuitable, degrees, drying, duck, duvet, duvets, feather, filling, mattress, pillow, pillowsduvet, polyester, set, tog, topper, tumble, washable, white... Shop: Argos | £39.99 |
 | White Duck Feather br Down Duvet , &, 15, 85, 135, bed, bedroom, building, climpy, comfortable, construction, duvet, duvets, ensure, ensuring, evenly, eventually, feather, feathers, filled, fillling, goodbye, investment, light, luxurious, manage, pillows, pocket, prevent, pwe, rating,... Shop: Wallace Sacks | £40.00 |
 | anti-allergy goose feather and down pillows , additions, blend, comfortable, cotton, duvet, feather, filling, garden, goose, machine, night's, outer, pillows, plump, properties, restful, saveluxury, sleep, soft, thermal, washable... Shop: Additions Direct | £43.00 |
 | Royal Eden Goosebr Feather And Down Duvet , &, 15, 85, 135, bed, bedroom, brpocket, cold, comfortable, construction, drapebrwe, duvet, duvets, ensuring, eventually, feather, filled, goose, improves, investment, light, luxurious, manage, pillows, rating, resilience, sacks, searched, soft, softn... Shop: Wallace Sacks | £45.00 |
| | Fogarty 12 Tog Feather Bed in a Bag Set - Kingsize. , 100%, 12, 35%, 40, 48cmmachine, 65%, 74, argos, cotton, coversize, csuitable, degrees, drying, duck, duvet, duvets, feather, filling, mattress, pillow, pillowsduvet, polyester, set, tog, topper, tumble, washable, white... Shop: Argos | £49.99 |
 | Combination Siberian Goose Down with Duck Feather Core , &, 10%, 100%, 48cm, 74cm, 90%, bed, bedroom, cotton, duck, feather, filled, firm, garden, goose, inner, john, layer, lewis, linen, outer, pillow, pillows, sateen, siberian, soft/medium, support... Shop: John Lewis | £70.00 |
 | Goose Feather & Down Pair of Pillows , &, feather, goose, heal, heal's, luxury, medium, pair, pillows, son, stuffing, support... Shop: Heal & Son | £70.00 |
 | WHITE GOOSE FEATHER DOWN SURROUND PAIR PILLOWS , &, 100%, 90%, ashley, bedlinen, bedspreads, combining, core, feather, goose, laura, luxury, medium, natural, pillow, pillows, soft, softness, support, surround, surrounded, white... Shop: Laura Ashley | £75.00 |
 | WHITE HUNGARIAN FEATHER DOWN SURROUND PAIR PILLOWS , &, 100%, 90%, ashley, bedlinen, bedspreads, clusters, comfort, core, duck, feather, goose, hungarian, laura, light, luxurious, luxury, natural, pillows, soft, softness, support, surrounded, ultimate... Shop: Laura Ashley | £85.00 |
 | anti-allergy goose feather and down duvet , additions, blend, comfortable, cotton, duvet, feather, filling, garden, goose, luxury, machine, night's, outer, pillows, plump, properties, restful, sleep, soft, thermal, washable... Shop: Additions Direct | £99.00 |
 | HUNGARIAN GOOSE DOWN 10.5 TOG DUVET , &, 100%, 90%, ashley, bedlinen, bedspreads, combining, core, feather, goose, laura, luxury, medium, natural, pillow, pillows, soft, softness, support, surround, surrounded, white... Shop: Laura Ashley | £125.00 |