The Effect Ergonomic Pillow in Patient with Chronic Neck Pain

The object of this study is to examine the relative efficacy of three types of pillows(ordinary pillow, memory foam pillow, and ergonomic pillow) for chronic neck pain. The subjects were 98 patients who were randomly divided into three groups corresponding to each of the three types of pillows. All subjects were assessed with the same measurements before and after sleep, and their level of satisfaction in the pillows was assessed on the last day of the study. There were no significant changes in the level of pain with the use of ordinary pillows and memory foam pillows, but the group using ergonomic pillows showed a significant decreases in the level of pain(p?0.05). The sleeping time and quality and the time to fall in sleeping showed significant differences among the three groups and the ergonomic pillow group showed a significant increase compared to the ordinary pillow group and memory foam group(p?0.05). The satisfaction of pillows showed significant difference among the three groups and the ergonomic pillow group showed a significant increase in the level of satisfaction compared to the ordinary pillow group and memory foam group(p?0.05). In conclusion, the ergonomic pillows may improve alleviation of pain, sleeping quality and the satisfaction of pillow compared to the ordinary pillow and the memory foam pillow for chronic neck pain.