Pillow roller

Many people every year turn to neurologists and masseurs with the problem of back pain, cervical spine, headaches. And someone is very worried about the legs, which languish and ache incessantly. Where is the connection? In either case, a person can help himself by allowing his body to rest during sleep. This requires a good mattress, blanket and pillow. Moreover, the pillows, with the help of which a person sat rather than lay, remained in the 19th century or in medical institutions. Nowadays, low pillows are used more and more at home. And to relieve pain in different parts of the human body - roller pillows.

Roller pillows came to us from the East. They were solid, for example, wooden. Initially, they served to preserve high hairstyles for women. But it turned out that such devices accelerate relaxation and align the spine on the sleeping bed. Only this position of the body (lying on your back, placing a roller under the neck), according to the Chinese and Japanese, can relieve pain, properly distribute the body's weight on the bed. It seems strange to us, we are used to soft mattresses and pillows, and we pay for it with our health. By placing the roller under the neck and / or lower back, we allow the spine to take a comfortable position for it. At this point, the muscles of the back and neck relax, the blood begins to circulate better, the blood supply to the brain improves, and the pain subsides.

Office workers and people who constantly work with their heads down (for example, watchmakers) often have headache attacks due to an abnormal position of the cervical spine. Drivers have an occupational disease - osteochondrosis; they can periodically put a small pillow under their backs in the car. A long pillow will help these people relax.

By placing such a pillow under your knees, you will improve the work of blood vessels in your legs. Placing a roller on the bed or sofa under the heels will cause the blood to move upward. This will ease the pain that gets from the sore veins. The correct position of the body in a horizontal position, a relaxed posture will lead to the fact that you will be able to fall asleep calmly and not wake up during sleep from the onset of pain.

All of these examples show that the cushions have a healing effect. And this is their advantage over conventional pillows. If you place the small roller pad under your hands on the table, you will be more comfortable using the keyboard. You don't have to keep your hands on weight. The fingers will fly relaxed over the keyboard, having, as expected, a rounded brush shape. You will not rub your wrists on the tabletop.

But such a product is also a beautiful addition to the interior. On a sofa or bed, in a nursery or living room, such beauty will be in place. If you choose hypoallergenic materials as a filler, they will provide invaluable assistance to allergy sufferers and young children. The roller can also perform a protective function for a small child playing on the floor. Place a few of these pillows by the couch so your little one doesn’t want to crawl underneath. Cover sharp corners to prevent the baby from bumping. And if you choose fabric with letters, numbers, animals for the cover, then such a toy can help mom learn.

A pillow filled with solid components will have a massage effect on the body. And a roller with fragrant dry herbs is a real aromatherapy session. It is not for nothing that in the southern resorts we are offered such souvenirs with juniper and oregano, lavender and mint, St. John's wort and cedar. The aromas of these herbs promote good sleep and help relax the nervous system.

So, a roller pillow is:

• orthopedic care at home;
• prevention of venous disease;
• aromatherapy;
• massager;
• aesthetic enjoyment;
• protective barrier;
• training simulator;
• headrest during a trip or flight;
• toy for pets.

Roller pillows differ from each other:

• Form: it can be cylindrical or with a beveled edge, in the form of a bone, in the form of a semicircle (horseshoe), etc.;
• Sidewall decoration: smooth, like a top hat, with a “tail” like a candy, with an oriental tassel, with various frills, etc .;
• Scope of application: under the head, neck, lower back, knees, heels, that is, as an orthopedic remedy; decorative for a sofa, sofa, ottoman, support for hands or feet;
• Type of filler: for firmness, aromatherapy, massage;
• "Master": Baby pillows should be in a soft safety case.

Your own feelings and the expected functionality of the roller will help you choose the size. If this is a travel pillow, then it should be about a quarter less than your neck circumference, but at the same time it should be free to put on it. This method of unloading the cervical spine should not be tight, and the cover should allow air to pass through well (so that the neck does not sweat). This bolster may not contain solid filler, because the weight of the luggage matters on the road, which means that the headrest can simply be easily inflated.

The pillow as a headrest can also be used when lying on its side. For such use, a product is suitable, the height of which can be determined as follows: this is the distance between the shoulder and the neck plus 1 - 2 centimeters for the expected punching. But after all, the sizes of all family members are different. If you are striving to purchase an individual item for the width of your shoulders, maybe you can make it yourself?

However, a 8-10 cm high roller will work for many, but if the mattress is soft, go for a taller model. Oriental classic pillow - long. If it is a sofa cushion, then the length of the cushion can be equal to the width of the sofa seat. If this is a device for a bed, then, most likely, the length will correspond to an ordinary pillow, whoever likes it: from 50 to 70 cm. It can also be a children's toy in the form of a dachshund dog with a long body.

Structurally, a pillow in the form of a roller is a cover in which the filler is located. Usually, a pillowcase base is sewn for the filler, which is filled and sewn up completely. And the cover is a removable element so that you can wash it or replace it with another one. The product is filled with natural and artificial materials: hard and soft. The pillow should be tightly packed.

Natural include:

• buckwheat husk, from which blood flow will increase, the sore spot will begin to warm up faster; a massage effect will appear;
• herbs and soft branches of juniper and cedar will work as masseurs and aromatherapists;
• more familiar batting will not give a special pleasant smell, but it will cope well with the role of a filler for supporting hands and feet.

Artificial fillers:

• cut into foam pieces, latex will easily fill the space of the base. Such a filler does not smell, is slightly springy, and is hypoallergenic;
• polyurethane foam remembers the shape of the body and adapts to it. Polyurethane foam is a very light material, it will be convenient for children to play with such a pillow;
• highly elastic Cure Feel foam with cooling gel, in addition to the memory effect, allows you to feel the effect of coolness on the body.Such a gel, according to customers, preserves youth.

Whichever material you choose, it should be:

• safe;
• convenient;
• hypoallergenic;
• durable.

A cover for a roller pillow should be chosen based on its functional duties: a sleeping pillow is packed in a replaceable pillowcase, a sofa roller can be made of soft microfiber or rough canvas, embroidered with gold thread in a classic style or sewn from pieces of remnants of different fabrics in a patchwork style ...

How to choose such a pillow among ready-made products? First, measure the distance from neck to shoulder in advance and be guided by it. If possible, try on the product in the store. If this is a furniture department, lie down on the bed, because you have to sleep on such a pillow. It shouldn't squeeze too much under your weight. Be prepared for the fact that you will not immediately get used to such bedding.

Also, remember your favorite poses.: if you sleep only on your stomach, then in principle you cannot put your neck on a pillow, but to align your back, it will have the very place under the stomach. Only in this case, the roller should not be high. For those who sleep in a fetal position - like a ball - such a pillow is hardly suitable either. The price of the pillow will depend on both the filler and the cover. An air-inflated headrest cushion costs from 500 rubles, and an anatomical pillow made of Cure Feel material with a cooling effect - 7500 rubles. A Japanese pillow with gold embroidery will not be affordable for everyone, since the price of one bobbin of thread costs 18,000 rubles.

Such a product does not require specific care from you. Since the filler is sewn into a special base pillowcase, you just need to remove the cover and wash (clean it). Depending on the fabric and decorative elements of the cover, hand or machine wash is permissible. If this is a homemade thing for a child in the form of a toy with eyes, a nose, pigtails glued to the pillow, then you should not wash it in the washing machine.

When washing natural fabrics, do not forget that hot water will shrink them. In such cases, hand wash in cool water or delicate wash at 30 degrees in a typewriter is recommended. Leather cushion bolsters can probably do with wet cleaning. If, nevertheless, there is a need to wash the roller itself (of course, not from herbs and buckwheat husks), then remove the cover and try to place the pillow in the machine. Washing it this way will make it easier to dry.

Allow water to drain after hand wash. Check the label to see if it can be squeezed. It is recommended to dry the pillowcase with the filler hanging or constantly turning it to dry evenly. Do not dry next to or on batteries, and avoid exposure to bright sunlight - not all materials like this. It is better to dry the pillow on a ventilated balcony or outside.

Orthopedic pillows do not require decorative design. The travel option is often sheathed in microfiber or fleece. Bed bolsters dress up in bed linen. But for decorative use, various options for the design of pillows are used. The cylindrical shape is the most common for rollers. It is convenient for sleeping, playing and decorating. A beveled roller is typically used on sofas as armrests. But it is also convenient to lie on it to rest.

Bright large buttons are sewn onto cylinders with a flat sidewall as decor, faces, flowers, etc. are embroidered on children's pillows. But this can also be a classic version with a beautiful edging of a contrasting color or fabric of a different texture. The candy option involves the use of a multi-colored cover, braid. Or maybe a strict candy wrapper with short tails and gilded cords.

The bed is often decorated with a large number of pillows of different sizes: standard, pillows, bolsters.It will be beautiful when decorating in loft, modern and other styles. But the color combination will be different: if you are in doubt about the correct selection of colors, refer to the palette. But remember the rule: shades close in tone or contrasting colors look harmonious. For designs in soothing colors, use no more than three colors.

Any option chosen should be in harmony with the environment. The decor is made in an oriental style, which means it will be bright, a lot, and expensive. Minimalism can do with a one-color roller, but it will be a contrasting solution for a sofa. A children's toy should be pleasing to the eye. The choice of ideas is large.

How to make a roller pillow with your own hands, see the next video.