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In the name of better sleep and a genuine thirst to research their effects on posture, my family has explored an amazing variety of pillows over the years. We’ve tried every pillow imaginable form pillows stuffed with foam to feathers, buckwheat husks, and even kapok to name a just a few. Kapok, if you’re wondering, is a plant-based alternative to natural down. We’ve even tried pillows stuffed with real wool, and I can honestly say that I’ve never woken up from a night sleeping on a wool pillow feeling sheepish.
Yes, pillows are great for sleeping once you find one that works well for you, but in the clinic and especially in home health, we’ve discovered another great use for pillows of all shapes and sizes: exercising.
