Body Pillow Treatment Report
What is Body Pillow?
A body pillow is an oversized pillow which is designed to cradle and support the body during sleep and rest. There are numerous different designs and fillings intended to meet different physical needs.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain, lower back | 12 |
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1 | ||||
| unrefreshing sleep | 10 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain, hips | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain, upper back | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Lower back pain | 2 | 0 |
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Patient Evaluations
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- floobydust
- Sex: M
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: All
- Stickman: all
- Description:M53y
- FM:16y Dx
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- floobydust
- since Feb 19, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Pain, lower back
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Side Effects
None
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- Mizzie
- Sex: F
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: Some
- Stickman: all
- Description:F45y
- FM:2y Dx
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- Mizzie
- daily
- since Dec 13, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Pain, upper back
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Helps my low back while trying to sleep See full evaluation
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- catgirl
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: All
- Stickman: all
- Description:F39y
- FM:14y Dx
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- catgirl
- all the time (24/7)
- since Dec 15, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Talk to a physical therapist or massage therapist to find out proper use to alleviate discomfort and prevent morning discomfort. They can demonstrate the cor... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.