“I used to wake up with a stiff neck every morning. Now I don’t.”
— Our customers
A contour memory foam pillow for neck and shoulder pain.
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Three nights in I stopped waking up with a stiff neck. By the second week I had stopped thinking about it at all.
I sleep on my side and my hand always ended up under the pillow, then I would wake up shaking it out. The cut-out is where my arm goes now. That is the whole fix.
I run hot and I expected to be up at 2 a.m. hunting for a cold patch like every other foam pillow I have owned. I am not. The cover comes off and washes, which is the part I actually care about.
It took me about a week to get used to the shape. I nearly sent it back on night two because it is firmer than what I was used to. I am glad I did not, but I would tell someone to give it the full week rather than one night.
I use the low end when I end up on my back and the tall end when I am on my side, and I stopped thinking about it. Turning it around is not complicated.
I have bought four pillows in three years and I was embarrassed about buying a fifth. This one is still the same shape it was in March, which none of the others managed.
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1The lobes
The rounded lobes around the edge give your head somewhere to settle instead of sliding off a flat corner.
2The notch
The deep cut-out on each side is where your arm goes when you sleep on your side, so your shoulder stops doing the pillow’s job.
3The low end
This end sits lower. Use it when you sleep on your back or your front, so your chin is not pushed down toward your chest.
4The tall end
Turn the pillow around and this end is higher. Use it when you sleep on your side, where the gap between your ear and your shoulder is wider.
The flat top
The centre stays smooth and fairly flat, so the pillow holds a shape without feeling like a moulded block.
Why you wake up stiff
You turn your head in the mirror at six in the morning and it moves like a rusty hinge. By the time you are backing off the driveway you cannot check the blind spot without turning your shoulders too.
At two in the morning you go looking for the cold side of the pillow and it is already gone. So you fold it in half, get ten minutes out of it, and start again.
There is a shelf in the closet with three dead pillows on it, each one bought because it was going to be the one. That is the part nobody says out loud: not the neck, the money.
None of that is you sleeping wrong. It is eight hours a night on something that gave up.
“Three nights in I stopped waking up with a stiff neck. By the second week I had stopped thinking about it at all.”
Dana R., 52 — Ypsilanti, MI
How the shape fixes it
The gap under your neck
Lie on your back on a flat pillow and there is an inch of air under your neck that nothing is holding. The low end is shaped to fill it, so your head is supported instead of hanging off the end of your spine.
Where your arm goes
Side sleepers put a hand under the pillow because the neck has nowhere to sit. That is how the arm goes numb. The notch cut into each side gives the arm its own space, and the tall end holds the gap between ear and shoulder, so your shoulder stops carrying your head.
What it feels like
Press a hand into it and it gives, then comes back at its own pace rather than pushing against you. The cover is cool against your cheek for the first stretch of the night, the way a turned pillow is, and the foam underneath stays where it is instead of sliding out from under your head.
Size and materials
Two pillows, $88.99
$44.50 each. Free US shipping.
30 nights to decide.
Doctor of Chiropractic, 14 years in practice
American Council on Spinal Ergonomics
“Most of the stiff necks I see on a Monday morning are not injuries.”
They are eight hours of a head held slightly out of line.
When someone sleeps on their side, the gap between the ear and the shoulder is wider than a flat pillow can fill, so the neck spends the night bent.
What I look for in a pillow is simple: does it fill that gap, and does it still fill it at six in the morning. A shape that gives you a lower end for your back and a taller end for your shoulder is doing the work your muscles would otherwise do.
Looking after it
- Unzip the cover and machine wash it cold, tumble low
- Never wash the foam itself
- Air it out of the bag for a few hours when it arrives so it returns to full shape
Shipping and returns
- Shipping is free within the United States
- Sleep on it for 30 nights. If it is not right, tell us within 30 days and we will make it right.
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What buyers are saying
Three nights in I stopped waking up with a stiff neck. By the second week I had stopped thinking about it at all.
I sleep on my side and my hand always ended up under the pillow, then I would wake up shaking it out. The cut-out is where my arm goes now. That is the whole fix.
I run hot and I expected to be up at 2 a.m. hunting for a cold patch like every other foam pillow I have owned. I am not. The cover comes off and washes, which is the part I actually care about.
It took me about a week to get used to the shape. I nearly sent it back on night two because it is firmer than what I was used to. I am glad I did not, but I would tell someone to give it the full week rather than one night.
I use the low end when I end up on my back and the tall end when I am on my side, and I stopped thinking about it. Turning it around is not complicated.
I have bought four pillows in three years and I was embarrassed about buying a fifth. This one is still the same shape it was in March, which none of the others managed.
Questions
Side, back or stomach — which is this for?
All three. The low end is for sleeping on your back or your front. Turn the pillow around and the tall end is for sleeping on your side.
Do I have to choose a height when I order?
No. There is one pillow and both heights are in it. Turn the pillow around to change the height.
Is it firm?
Medium-firm. It gives under your head and comes back slowly, rather than staying squashed.
Does it fit a normal pillowcase?
Yes. It fits a standard pillowcase.
Can I wash it?
The cover unzips and goes in the machine, cold, tumble low. Wash the cover, not the foam.
How long does it take to get used to?
Most people say about a week. That is why you get 30 nights and not one.
What if it is not right for me?
Sleep on it for 30 nights. If it is not right, tell us within 30 days and we will make it right.
What size is it?
26.8 × 15 × 5.5 inches, about 4 lb.
2 Pillows + pillowcase$108.98