When sleeping on a buckwheat hull Makura Miracle Pillow, all the muscles and tendons are relaxed and in their preferred position of proper cervical curve (normal cervical lordosis). The passive and compliant support of buckwheat hulls support the entire head and neck area uniformly. With fiberfill and foam pillows (even those designed to be 'cervical' pillows) there are always areas of the pillow that are more compressed than other areas, which forces your muscles to fight back against the pressures. The relaxation of the shoulder and neck muscles during sleep let the nerves heal from the daily irritation of head, back and arm movements.
The complete and almost immediate relaxation of your muscles while laying on a buckwheat hull pillow, tends to lower blood pressure, which is a major cause of stress related headaches.
With the head fully back and the neck properly supported, airway passages are more opened and less restrictive. The Makura Miracle Pillow seems to work to reduce or eliminate snoring in about half of users. The people who are not helped may have more serious problems such as sleep apnea and are strongly urged to see a qualified health professional as soon as possible.
When your neck is placed in normal cervical lordosis, your spinal cord is relaxed (shortened), thereby putting less stress on the lumbar nerve roots where they exit the spine. This is often a source of pain when there is any type of disk problems. You can also achieve additional relaxation of the spinal cord when you place a pillow under your knees. The pillow can also help mid-back (thoracic) pain, but not as much as the upper (cervical) and lower (lumbar) spine.
The jaw joint is affected by about 17 different muscle groups. The neck and shoulder muscles play an important roll in the interaction of these muscle groups. The more relaxed the neck and shoulder muscles, the easier it is for the smaller jaw and facial muscles to function properly. As a former TMJ sufferer myself, I also found it nice to be able to make a hollow area in the pillow so it wouldn't even touch the painful sensitive area of my jaw. More details on TMJ.
When you lie on a Makura Miracle Pillow and your muscles relax, you tend to fall asleep faster. Many people also find that they don't toss and turn all night long like they did on regular pillows, in fact many people have said they wake up in the same position they fell asleep in and apparently hadn't moved all night. You may even find that you wake up more refreshed and alert with fewer hours of sleep than ever before. There is even some speculation, although not tested or confirmed that resting your head on natural buckwheat hull pillows allows the electro-magnetic field of the brain to function normally as compared to the effects of static charge buildup in synthetic fiber, foam, and feather pillows. People have also reported more lucid dreaming while using the pillow.
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