Groove® ad: The Real Reason Your Neck Hurts

“I must have slept funny” makes sense after one bad morning. When the same stiffness returns several mornings each week, it becomes a less useful answer. The usual suspects are easy to name. Age. Posture. The office chair. Too much time on the phone. Tension carried in the shoulders. They may all play a part. But none explains why the discomfort is often there before the day has started. That is why it can help to examine the hours spent asleep. Side sleeping raises the head away from the mattress because the shoulder sits underneath. If the pillow does not support that space, the neck can remain at an angle during the night. The pillow may not be the first suspect. It may still be the simplest thing to check. See why it is probably the pillow →