Patent ID: 7367071

Claim:
An apparatus for alleviating lower back pain while sleeping on a front side portion of one's body comprising: a pillow cover having a width generally equal to a width of the body, said pillow cover having an elongate opening therealong for insertion of a pillow insert and opposite lateral side straps extending therefrom for encircling the waist of the user; and, a pillow insert having a central portion and similar lateral side portions; wherein the cross section of the pillow insert is uniform from a top to a bottom portion thereof, and wherein the lateral side portions of the pillow are sloped so that the pillow insert thickens towards the central portion thereof; so that when the pillow is strapped to the body the gradual increase in depth facilitates rolling onto a front from a side sleeping position; and, so that when the apparatus is strapped around and onto the waist of the user the user can then roll from on his side onto his front thereby being supported on the apparatus and thereby having the vertebrae in his lower spine more separated to alleviate spinal cord compression and pain.