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Water based pillows reduced pain and improved sleep and disability in patients with cervical pain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.1.17

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    Lavin Ra, Pappagallo M, Kuhlemeier KV. Cervical pain: a comparison of three pillows. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1997 Feb; 78 : 193 –8. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Objective

    To compare standard, cervical roll, and water based pillows for pain intensity, pain relief, quality of sleep, disability, and satisfaction in patients with benign cervical pain.

    Design

    5 week, randomised controlled, crossover trial.

    Setting

    Outpatient neurology and psychiatry clinics in a university hospital in the USA.

    Patients

    46 patients with neck pain were recruited through a newspaper advertisement. Exclusion criteria were a history of dementia, neoplasm, or known infection in the cervical region. 41 patients (mean age 48 y, 51% women) completed the study.

    Intervention

    Patients used their usual pillow during the first week and were allocated to either a cervical roll pillow (Cervi-Garde, model 1540) (n=19) or water based pillow (Mediflow) (n=22) for 2 weeks. They changed experimental pillows for the next 2 …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: Mediflow Water Pillow, Ltd.

    • For article reprint: Dr R A Lavin, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Good Samaritan Professional Office Building, Suite 406, 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21239, USA. Fax +1 410 532 4719.