The human body is open to many different aches and pains, especially as it ages.
Where you could once just hop into any bed and sleep, you may no longer be able to do so.
You might need special mattresses, and there are dozens of different pillows that you can buy to help relieve painful muscles and sore joints as well as other conditions, such as acid reflux, that plague human sleep and keep us from getting the rest we need.
With catchy names like "Tranquillow", "Sleepezy", and simply "The Pillow", we open the door on a quickly-growing pillow marketplace.
After all, with the Baby Boomer generation becoming senior citizens, we have a lot more people in America suffering the aches and pains of old age than we've ever had before.
Sleep clinics and doctors have been delving into the causes of disrupted sleep in recent years and keep finding more proof that sleeping well at night produces marked benefits in our health and well-being when we're awake.
Therefore, many pillows are being developed to take care of the health needs that often keep us from sleeping as well as we should.
There are Pillows for all Parts of the Body Head, neck, and back pillows provide support for these body parts and keep our bodies in alignment which places far less stress on muscles, joints, and connective tissues.
Some of them also raise our heads while we sleep to promote better breathing and less risk of sleep apnea.
There are hypoallergenic pillows that supposedly won't trigger any of the allergies we may suffer from.
Leg and foot pillows are designed to aid circulation and decrease swelling.
There are special pillows with holes in the middle made for people who need to sleep face down, leg spacers, buckwheat hull pillows, and even a "Chiropractic Secret Headache Pillow".
It seems like there's a pillow made for anything that might ail you.
All kidding aside, there are lots of benefits to be had by using the various types of orthopedic pillows that are available online, and numerous websites that offer them.
The best part about most of these health pillows is that they are very affordable, so everyone can take advantage of their many benefits.