MedCline Shoulder Relief System, Side Sleeper Pillow, Large 5'10" and Over

Years of Jiu Jitsu related injuries left my shoulders and neck a mess. Three years ago one of the best neck surgeons in South Florida rebuilt my neck. The result was miraculous! Both shoulders had extensive injuries to the shoulder cuffs along with multiple tears. Dr. Simovitch did an amazing job and repaired the tears and fixed both rotator cuffs. The problem is I sleep on my side. Both shoulders require at least one more surgery each. Being a “side sleeper”, I would sleep on one side for awhile before turning over to alleviate the pain. When the pain on that shoulder grew severe, I would turn over again. The process repeated itself several times each night. My wife noticed an ad for this pillow solution. The price seemed a bit high but we decided to try it out. The first night took just a bit of getting used to. Since then, I have been sleeping deeper than I have ever slept in years! I now sleep much deeper than I can ever remember sleeping. The quality of sleep is unbelievable better. I wake up truly rested and I have more energy than I have had in a very long time. I also no longer need pain medication before going to sleep and when I wake up! The difference in just a week is miraculous! I am in a better mood when I wake up and my work productivity has more than doubled. I did not realize just how much pain I was living with until that pain was gone! I am now looking forward to my remaining surgeries because this pillow system will make recovery much easier. If you are suffering from chronic shoulder pain or have upcoming shoulder surgery, show this system to your surgeon and ask their opinion. This truly is a game changer! The pillow system is also great for recovery and an intense upper body workout because it takes pressure off the joints and allows more efficient recovery. Words cannot express how grateful I am that my wife found this and we tried it out. I will never sleep on regular pillow again.

So we have tried so many different mattresses, and pillows, and mattress toppers, but none of them have really worked for me. When I sleep in my bed I wake up with terrible back pain, or neck pain, or I just don't sleep... I am a side sleeper, so I have tried many different pillows which are supposed to help with this, but they didn't work for me. The pillow cube switched my back pain to neck pain, and others just add to the back and shoulder pain. Many are just not comfortable at all. This one is different. I have slept so much better since purchasing this, even from the first night! I was expecting to have to adjust to this and give it some time, but no, the change was instant! Now let me be clear, this system is a bit much and has some drawbacks. 1.) It is expensive; 2.) It takes up a bunch of space; 3.) It is multiple pieces and looks overwhelming and complicated. Those are all negatives in my book. However, the benefits outweigh the negatives in this case. 1.) It does take up a bunch of space, there is no getting around it. For me it is worse because we only have a queen bed. But there is still room for it. If you have a King sized bed, you will have no problem at all. 2.) Multiple parts and complicated. Totally true, but once you have it on the bed, it goes together and makes sense. It is still a little cumbersome, and it sometimes my arm will get stuck if I don't remember and try to get up too fast, but this one is still worth it because the sleep improvement. And it is comfortable. 3. ) Cost. It does cost a lot! Especially if you have already spent hundreds more (or thousands depending on what else you have tried...) But can you really put a price on waking up without pain? Is there a price too high for a good night sleep? Overall, I think the cost is worth it. If you are a side sleeper, and are having back, shoulder, neck or other pain, give this a try!

I'm a side-sleeper and was looking for a way to side-sleep without crushing my shoulders. This product does what it claims to do: gives you a way to position yourself on your side while providing a place for your arm so that your shoulder is comfortable. The dealbreaker is that there is no natural way to roll over or switch sides. A quick google search will tell you that we do this in our sleep 10-40 times a night to aid in circulation and avoid muscle cramps. This cannot be naturally done with this pillow setup, and I found myself consciously waking up and disentangling myself to switch, and this basically destroyed my sleep quality for the night. Further, the main mechanism behind this pillow to aid in shoulder relief is simply elevating the torso on the "ramp" part, which quite frankly was the most uncomfortable part for me, as it's quite hard. The same effect can be accomplished with your own (softer) pillow placed under your torso. I was enthusiastic about it when I first laid in it because my shoulders felt relief, however the cost of waking up throughout the night is not worth it for me. I would happily pay the exorbitant price (and did) for a magical way to relieve my shoulders of the crushing of side-sleeping, but unfortunately this was not magical for me.

I've slept with a wedge for a while, but my shoulder was an issue when I side-slept. I saw this promoted by an influencer that gives honest reviews, and while the price made me hesitate I decided to try it. First impression was mixed. I love the idea of the large opening to put my arm through, with the gaps in the side for stretching out my arm. The bean shaped pillow to fill in the hollow- it works but its not really convenient/ only works as a filler, not a pillow, could not make it work while also putting my arm through the opening. I have adapted with a cheap regular pillow that smooshes enough to do both. The body pillow. I am extremely disappointed with it. I am a 5'9" woman, and this thing is way too big for me to deal with. Not the length, but the circumference. I can't rest my head on it, can't tuck it between my knees, and its so unwieldy that trying to turn over becomes an entire production. Its also shockingly heavy! Having used this for several months now, it has been helping my shoulder, and I'd still recommend the wedge part of this, but not the whole system and not for this price. I have found a use for the body pillow, however. As its filled with shredded foam, I've been using it to make my own pillows and plush toys!

I have owned this pillow for several years. I've bought a second one about a year ago. It is AMAZING for fixing shoulder issues keeping your shoulder neutral and giving it time recover. I take the stupid thing with me when I travel, which is a giant pain in the butt, but without it I end up in pain after two days. I have acid reflux, this helps with it, I have a bad shoulder, this with that. But I only gave it 4 stars you ask? Yup, because the angle is too steep for me. The wedge pillow causes your hips to be bent at an angle. Stand up, move your upper body 30 degrees to the right or left now imagine sleeping like that for 8 hours. I had hip pain for months until I stuck another foam cushion under me and the very edge of the pillow to drop the angle of the bend without sacrificing the depth my shoulder could stay at. As for the body pillow? It's fine. It does body pillow things. I like it, but dont really understand why its added. They would do better to remove that and sell it as a separate add on.

I was really hoping this product would help me which is why I didn't mind paying the expensive price for it . I figured, I'll buy it if it'll help me deal w my shoulder pain. It didn't. It caused me more pain. My upper back was sore, my hip was sore & my shoulder pain increased. I ordered a small. I played w positioning it & my body too. It didn't help. It's very large, heavy (for me) & cumbersome. It took over my queen-sized bed. If you're single & don't sleep w anyone, it's fine. But, if you're a couple, your partner isn't going to like it. Impossible to cuddle. If you have a very large king-size bed, it's manageable. Some ppl like it & it's helped them. It didn't help me. The material it's made out of is excellent, there was no odor, & the body pillow is what I liked the best. I ended up returning it. The company was excellent about refunding me my money. I had no issues with that. Id suggest you keep all the packaging material just in case it doesn't work out for you. I'm truly disappointed it didn't work out for me as I was really looking forward to a good night's sleep. It may work out for you. Other people have reviewed it & say it's worked for them. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me. The company is honest & great about refunding & the material is excellent & odor free.

I’ve had my pillow for about 5 months, and have been super happy with my MedCline pillow system. The troubles I had with my shoulders have all but disappeared. It takes a bit to get used to sleeping on this pillow. If you toss and turn, like I do, this system can be a bit clunky. My solution was to have a body pillow on the opposite side as the MedCline body pillow, basically forming a long U shape cocoon around me. So I always have a body pillow for me to hold on to without having to move the MedCline pillows to each side as I rolled over. Highly recommend if you have shoulder issues and you are a side sleeper.

Works as described. It has helped me relieve my shoulder pain and improved my sleep quality.