Therapeutic pillow
View Patent ↗An orthopedic or therapeutic support pillow is provided for use by a patient to support an arm and shoulder while the patient is resting in a generally prone position on a resting surface. The pillow includes a back section for positioning and supporting the pillow on resting surface, the back section having a central memory foam section to adapt to the contour of the body of the patient. The pillow further includes a pair of side arms extending from the back section, each side arm including contoured areas and a plush thickness to support the body, arms, and shoulders. The back section includes shoulder support zones to engage and support the shoulders of the patient when reclining on the pillow.
1. A therapeutic pillow for use by a user to support an arm and shoulder while the user is resting in a generally prone position on a resting surface, the pillow comprising:
a back section including a central section and shoulder support zones flanking the central section;
a pair of side arms extending from the back section at the shoulder support zones,
wherein the central section includes a memory foam component, and
wherein the shoulder support zones and pair of side arms include a non-memory foam filling different from said memory foam component, and
further wherein the back section and pair of arms are configured to rest on a surface with the user resting on the back section with the arms flanking the torso of the user,
wherein the arms are provided with regions of reduced lateral rigidity to permit lateral movement of the arms at said regions.
2. The pillow of claim 1 , wherein each arm includes a region of reduced lateral rigidity at the intersection with the back section.
3. The pillow of claim 1 , further comprising a single cover configured to fit over the back section and the pair of side arms.
4. The pillow of claim 1 , wherein the head section includes an indentation at an upper surface thereof and aligned with central section, said indentation configured to receive the head of the user.
5. The pillow of claim 1 , further comprising at least one handle affixed to the head section of the pillow and configured to be manually grasped to carry the pillow.
6. A therapeutic pillow for use by a user to support an arm and shoulder while the user is resting in a generally prone position on a resting surface, the pillow comprising:
a back section including a central section and shoulder support zones flanking the central section;
a pair of side arms extending from the back section at the shoulder support zones,
wherein the central section includes a memory foam component, and
wherein the shoulder support zones and pair of side arms include a non-memory foam filling different from said memory foam component, and
further wherein the back section and pair of arms are configured to rest on a surface with the user resting on the back section with the arms flanking the torso of the user,
wherein the filling defines a pocket in said head section and the memory foam component is sized to be received within said pocket.
7. The pillow of claim 6 , wherein each arm includes a region of reduced lateral rigidity at the intersection with the back section.
8. The pillow of claim 6 , further comprising a single cover configured to fit over the back section and the pair of side arms.
9. The pillow of claim 6 , wherein the head section includes an indentation at an upper surface thereof and aligned with central section, said indentation configured to receive the head of the user.
10. A therapeutic pillow for use by a user to support an arm and shoulder while the user is resting in a generally prone position on a resting surface, the pillow comprising:
a back section including a central section and shoulder support zones flanking the central section, wherein the central section includes a memory foam component and the shoulder support zones and pair of side arms include a non-memory foam filling different from said memory foam component;
a pair of side arms extending from the back section at the shoulder support zones;
a wedge component; and
a removable attachment element between the wedge component and the back section of the pillow,
wherein the wedge component is configured to support the back section at an angle to the resting surface, and
further wherein the back section and pair of arms are configured to rest on a surface with the user resting on the back section with the arms flanking the torso of the user.
11. The pillow of claim 10 , wherein said wedge component has a right triangular cross-section.
12. The pillow of claim 11 , wherein said the wedge component includes three sides of different length relative to each other.
13. The pillow of claim 12 , wherein each of the three sides includes a removable attachment element for removable attachment to the back section of the pillow.