- MedCline Shoulder Relief System, Bed Wedge Pillow for Shoulder Pain Relief with Therapeutic Body Pillow, Insert, and Covers, Inclined Sleep Position with Arm Pocket, Large for 5'10" and Above

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.

I really wanted to like this pillow system, but it ended up making my pain significantly worse instead of better. After using the MedCline Shoulder Relief System, I noticed increased shoulder pain almost immediately. The arm hole design didn’t provide enough actual support, so my shoulder felt like it was dropping and staying under tension all night. Instead of relieving pressure, it seemed to make it worse. On top of that, I started having pain in my right hip and lower back. The incline shifts your body in a way that feels unnatural, and without enough support through the torso and legs, it caused my hips to rotate and my lower back to strain. I would wake up more sore than when I went to bed. The overall system also felt too soft and didn’t provide the structure needed to maintain proper alignment. For something marketed as a therapeutic solution, it just didn’t deliver. Unfortunately, this was a disappointing experience and not something I can recommend.

I feel compelled to leave a review for this products because I was hesitant to purchase because of the hefty price tag and not many favorable reviews. I LOVE THIS PILLOW!!! I suffer from jammed shoulders which have bothered me while sleeping for YEARS!!!! This pillow solved all my problems; the achy shoulders in the a.m., the falling asleep arm problem at night, my aching hips AND my snoring problem!! The first night I used it I woke up feeling so refreshed because I actually slept well!!! For the first time in so very long!! I super love the body pillow that comes with it, I'm not sure how I lived without it for so long! The only downfall of the product is the size. Its BIG (and heavy) !! We have a queen sized bed and now are going to have to get a king size because my husband says he barely has enough room! Oops! Totally worth it though!! For reference I am 5' 5" , 140lbs. The wedge pillow fits my body length perfectly. EDIT: 6 months later the foam started breaking down in the wedge causing me lower back issues. SAD. It *was a dream come true....now its just a useless $200. pillow. I do still use the body pillow, which helps slighty with my shoulders, however, for the price i paid i expected to get more than 6 months use out of the wedge. Back to jammed shoulders, but a painfree lower back.

I have hEDS and bought this to help with shoulder and neck pain while sleeping. I am a very small person(just under 5’ 3”) and the system is big for me. The wedge is too tall so my shoulder “hangs” too much, exacerbating the problem, and the body pillow is too thick and doesn’t allow for my spine to align correctly. I didn’t like that my arm felt trapped under the support foam at the top of the wedge, which also complicated turning over multiple times at night. I wish the body pillow was the same length on both sides so it could support my hips on both sides and not just one. Trying to use the longer side from behind is just weird. I knew I wasn’t going to return it and have since modified the system for my size- decreasing the height of the wedge, removing the support arch at the top and just using stacked pillows, and removing some of the fill in the body pillow. I still plan on trying to even out the lengths on the body pillow using the extra fill.

This review is for people who are side sleepers and are experiencing difficulty sleeping due to shoulder pain. I can't give any insight as to those people suffering with acid reflux or snoring problems. Although the company may throw that into their advertisement to boost sales, let's be realistic. This pillow is primarily designed to help with side sleepers who have shoulder pain. There are other pillows and wedges out there at half the cost to help with acid reflux and snoring. I'm 57 years old, 6'1" tall, 275 lbs. I'm a big guy with bad shoulders due to years of lifting heavy weights in the gym. I own a construction company, and I do allot of physical labor during the day. So my shoulders have paid the price for my days activities come bedtime. And not only am I a side sleeper, I sleep 90% of the time on my right side. If I can go to sleep on my right side, I can fall asleep in maybe 2 minutes. Makes my wife mad as a hornet. My left side, and I'm still trying to fall asleep 45 minutes to an hour later. On my back, and it's again an hour trying to fall asleep, plus I get the added benefit of snoring like a freight train which my wife loves even more than how fast I can fall asleep. I've tried all sorts of pillow combinations with the pillows being tucked in all around me in an attempt to find some shoulder relief. Any relief from normal pillows is short lived because they move around during the night. Now the good stuff. Other reviews state that the pillow smells terrible when you first take it out of the plastic, and they're not lying. Anyone who's ever used spray foam in a can, well that's what it smells like. But.. that smell only last about a week. So tough it out, because it does go away. And don't let your wife close up the bedroom, because it will have the whole room smelling like spray foam. It is really big. I have a split king mattress, and it fully takes up my side of the bed with just a little to spare on the sides. My mattress is adjustable, but I no longer sleep with it inclined. The wedge pretty much already has you inclined so there's no real need. I was awkward as heck trying to get myself all fitted into the pillow the first few nights until I came up with a system. Now it takes me 10 seconds and I'm ready to fall asleep. The design of the pillow does take away all shoulder pain and issues I was having when trying to sleep on my right side. You're not really applying any pressure to the shoulders any more for support, so there is no more issues of constantly waking up during the night with my shoulder hurting. It has definitely been a game changer for my nighttime shoulder problems. Now to address complaints from other reviewers: ** Does it smell? Yes.. smells pretty bad the first week or so, but it goes away. ** Will you slide down the wedge? Yes occasionally I'll find that I have sorta slid down some on the wedge. But really no more than I would occasionally do when having my bed elevated. Doesn't happen often, but it has happened. Depends on how much I toss and turn that night. ** Can you ditch the wedge and just use the question mark shaped body pillow? Nope.. not if you are using the pillow for shoulder pain. You won't get any relief. ** Is the removable pillow covers a pain to get back on? Yes.. it's like putting a condom on a pine tree. Is it so difficult that it would change my mind about purchasing it? Absolutely not. ** Will big people crush the wedge too much? Doesn't happen to me, and I'm a big corn feed country boy. Overall, it's an expensive pillow, but if you're a side sleeper and have shoulder problems, this pillow will help. When this pillow finally wears out, I'll definitely be purchasing another one.

I was thrilled to finally commit to this pillow that kept popping up in my ads. I've had shoulder pain for some time now (specifically my left shoulder more than my right) and I kept holding back due to the price, but the promises of shoulder ache relief just sold it to me. I figured that for the price, it would be worth it. Unfortunately, I am not completely pleased. I have had shoulder pain for about 3 months now and although I have felt a slight relief, pain is still there. If I sleep on my right side, I feel no pain the next day on my left shoulder, but I prefer sleeping on my back or on my left side and I still can't completely do that. The pain is less, but I still wake up with a sore shoulder. For the price, this is very upsetting. I've given it time to see if it works, but I think a month is good enough time to say if this is worth it and I can't say it is. The pillows are huge and take up a lot of space, but they are super comfortable to sleep with. I guess if I didn't have shoulder pain before purchasing I'd be happy with it although my husband wasn't thrilled about how much space they take up. I am debating whether to return because like I said, these aren't cheap, but I think I missed the return window.

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!

The best night sleep I have had in years! I have been sleeping on a wedge pillow since my SI Fusion and am a side sleeper. I needed something that would align my spine as well while I sleep. This pillow solved all my issues! I didn’t have to worry about my shoulder pain and I could finally sleep on my side. The base pillow isn’t too elevated like a wedge pillow and the body pillow was firm yet soft enough to mould to your body. The base pillow almost seems flat to your bed but it’s not. The support I experienced last night allowed me to rest so good I slept through my alarm. I highly recommend the quality and support you receive from this pillow. I have a king size bed and it takes up my area. I’m not sure how to store this but really plan on keeping on my bed like a pillow.