Neck and back pain relieving pillow

Abstract

A substantially planar therapeutic pillow assembly for a user and a method for using the same to relieve neck pain of the user. The pillow includes a fabric outer surface assembly circumscribing a compressible inner portion. Two compressible and substantially cylindrical foam tube assemblies are parallelly disposed within the compressible inner portion, the first substantially cylindrical foam tube assembly and the second substantially cylindrical foam tube assembly having differing pliability to optimally support the user's neck. A depressed portion of the compressible inner portion is laterally disposed between the first substantially cylindrical foam tube assembly and the second substantially cylindrical foam tube assembly and is designed to support the user's head.

Description

CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional application with Ser. No. 63 / 017,641 filed on Apr. 29, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The inventive concept relates generally to a neck and back pain-relieving pillow.BACKGROUND[0003]An orthopedic pillow is a pillow designed to correct body positioning in bed or while a person is lying on other surfaces. Its design conforms to orthopedic guidelines to ensure the right placement and support of one or more specific parts of the body to provide safe and healthy rest to the sleeper. Pillows have been traditionally made of foam and fiber, but other types now exist, such as pillows made of memory foam, a heat-sensitive material that can acquire the shape of the body lying upon it. Orthopedic pillows are regarded as therapeutic pillows based on claims that they can help relieve various conditions including sleep apnea, snoring, insomnia...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The depressed portion of the compressible inner portion and the two substantially cylindrical foam tube assemblies provide contoured support for the resting or sleeping or otherwise reclined user.

[0011]In one embodiment of the substantially planar therapeutic pillow method for relieving neck pain, the compressible inner portion further supports the user's head in a substantially horizontal state aligning the user's spine.

[0013]In one embodiment of the substantially planar therapeutic pillow method for mitigating neck pain, the central cavity portion of the depressed portion of the compressible inner portion is adapted to limit lateral movement of a user's head wherein the central cavity portion is substantially four and a half to seven inches in diameter.

[0014]In one embodiment of the substantially planar therapeutic pillow method for mitigating neck pain, the central cavity portion of the depressed portion of the compressible inner portion is adapted to limit lateral movement of a user's head wherein the central cavity portion is substantially four and a half inches to five inches in diameter.

[0016]The substantially planar therapeutic pillow assembly is designed to alleviate the strain and discomfort on people's necks and upper backs from sleeping on conventional pillows, though the substantially planar therapeutic pillow may be used as a conventional pillow even before harmful conditions develop. The substantially planar therapeutic pillow assembly has two foam tubes embedded into it, one firmer and one softer than the other, that keep the spine in the proper alignment while sleeping. The substantially planar therapeutic pillow may have several sizes and version, one with six ounces of down encompassing the foam tubes and incorporating the remainder of the pillow and another with a poly-fill material of the same design plus smaller junior and infant-oriented designs. A substantially concave center helps users to avoid tilting head issues. The inventive concept may reduce the chances for sudden infant death syndrome if used with other preventative measures.

Problems solved by technology

One of these solutions attempts to utilize medicine, but this solution fails to meet the needs of the market because the medicine may not work for the user and may have side effects.

Another solution attempts to utilize special mattresses, but this solution is similarly unable to meet the needs of the market because special mattresses can be expensive.

Still another solution seeks to utilize medical professionals, but this solution also fails to meet market needs because medical professionals may be unavailable.

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