Pillow Mapping™

For providers & clinicians

Bring pillow support into view.

Pillow Mapping is a pressure-sensing visualization of how the head and neck contact a pillow. Compare configurations side by side, alongside the person's own comfort response. It's observational, not diagnostic.

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What a clinician should know.

What it is

A pressure-sensing mat that maps head and neck contact on a pillow.

Why it's useful

Turns vague complaints like "too high" or "too flat" into something you can see and compare.

What it measures

Contact area and relative pressure distribution, plus the person's reported comfort.

What it doesn't

No diagnosis, airway, alignment or medical outcome measurement.

How Crown Lift® fits

An adjustable support tool used to change lift and firmness during some sessions.

Next step

Request a demo, or explore a provider partnership.

Who it's for

Built for providers who already hear about pillows.

What Pillow Mapping measures

Contact and relative pressure distribution.

The pressure-sensing mat visualizes contact and relative pressure distribution between the person and the pillow or sleep surface. A session may capture:

Pressure / contact patterns

Where the head and neck meet the pillow and sleep surface.

Contact area

The extent of the surface registering contact.

Relative distribution

How pressure is spread or concentrated across that area.

Tested configuration

The pillow, position, lift and firmness used for each map.

Sleep position

Back, side or other position at time of capture.

Reported comfort / support

What the person says they feel, in their own words.

What it does not do

An observational, fitting and education tool.

  • Pillow Mapping is not a diagnostic test.
  • It does not diagnose sleep apnea, musculoskeletal disorders, airway obstruction, spinal conditions, or other medical conditions.
  • It does not measure spinal alignment, airway opening, oxygenation or medical outcomes.
  • It does not replace clinical assessment.

It helps visualize pillow contact and support changes. Nothing more, nothing less.

From observation to adjustment

Measure → Adjust → Re-measure → Compare → Record Feedback

Pillow Mapping gives you a visual way to compare how a person's head and neck interact with different pillow and support configurations. Changing one variable at a time makes comparisons easier to interpret, because differences between maps can be linked to a single change.
  1. STEP 1

    Measure

    Document the person's own pillow, sleep position and initial setup, then capture a settled baseline map.

  2. STEP 2

    Adjust

    Change a single variable, such as position, lift, firmness or configuration.

  3. STEP 3

    Re-measure

    Capture a new settled map under the same position and conditions.

  4. STEP 4

    Compare

    View original and adjusted maps side by side for contact area and distribution.

  5. STEP 5

    Record Feedback

    Log the person's reported comfort and support for each configuration.

Where Crown Lift® fits

When a provider and client want to explore a change in support, Crown Lift® offers an adjustable system that can be added to an existing pillow. Different lift and firmness configurations can be tested without a completely different pillow for every comparison.

Crown Lift is an adjustment tool used within some mapping sessions. It is not the predetermined outcome of a Pillow Mapping session.

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Referral, office, wholesale, pilot and research options.

Tell us about your practice and we'll help identify the best fit.

Explore a Provider Partnership

The easiest first step

Request a Pillow Mapping demonstration.

See the process firsthand with your team. We'll walk through a live mapping session, show how configurations are compared, and answer questions about how it could fit your practice. No commitment required.

For clinics

Bring Pillow Mapping to my practice.

Host a Pillow Mapping Day, have Sanctuary Sleep conduct an onsite event, learn the process, explore it for your practice, join future pilot programs or structured studies, or discuss research and university collaboration.
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