Pillow and Mattress Reviews

Do you enjoy reading a nice book before you doze off at night? Or just lazing around on a nice Sunday afternoon browsing through your newspaper or favorite magazine?

Reading pillows can enhance your reading pleasure by providing you support to your back and neck as you read. It also helps people who suffer from arthritis or back pain because they help alleviate stress and tension in the body. With the right reading pillow, it can align your body and improve the posture, thus preventing back and neck strain.

Reading Pillows, Husband Pillows, Boyfriend Pillows

Reading pillows are also known as husband or boyfriend pillows because of their construction. These pillows come with armrests that make you feel as though you are being hugged from behind by your hubby or boyfriend. However, guys should not be put off by these names, because they provide great support for your back and neck.

Useful as a gift for others or to yourself, it can be used as a bed rest when you are reading in bed or in front of the television. And because the support provided helps you to sit upright instead of reclining, it can also help if you are studying in bed. Useful for students and working adults, reading pillows are a wonderful addition to the things that improve your comfort around the home.

The Different Types of Reading Pillows

Coming in various shapes, you have them in wedge shapes, or with backrest and armrests for more upper body support.

Several models are available. From the bed rest pillow by Target, the Bedlounge Ultimate Back Wedge, Brentwood Hollywood Pillows to the HoMedics Foldable Massaging Back Rest, you can pick and choose the one you like the best. Also coming with different fabrics and colors, you can select one that matches your home decoration.

The Brentwood Hollywood Bedrest Pillow comes in several colors, from turquoise, tinge green, pink, fuschia to lagoon. It is a fluffy bedrest that is great for watching TV and playing videos. It is perfect for students who live in college dorm rooms and comes with a carrying loop at the top of the pillow for easy transportation. Weighing only 8 pounds, it is not too heavy to move around. With the bright colors available, it is a great addition to the kids room or dorm.

The Bedlounge Ultimate Back Wedge is priced higher than other reading pillows, and provides a lot of firm support. However, the reviews for this product seem to indicate that it is not worth the price paid, with other pillows that provide more value for money.

The HoMedics Foldable Massaging Back Rest provides something extra compared to other models. It provides a soothing vibration that massages your lower back when you lean back against the headrest support. The armrests are curved comfortably with an adjustable LED reading light to make reading a pleasure.

And if you like to have a nice drink while you read, it comes with a convenient cup holder and side pockets. This back rest is covered in luxurious chenille and the massage function is battery operated, which means you do not need a wall socket to enjoy the massage function. For easy storage, the HoMedics Back Rest is foldable.

For comfortable support and reading pleasure, be sure to look at reading pillows as a nice addition to your home or room.