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   Best Pillows of 2020 A good pillow is key to getting restful sleep, but finding the best one is no simple task. With so many options to choose from, it all comes down to your personal preferences for material and your sleep position.  Side sleepers  should choose a thick, firm pillow;  stomach sleepers  need a soft, thinner one; and  back sleepers  need somethingin between.  The goal is to have your head and neck aligned so that when you’re lying down, your neck isn’t tilting in any direction. "Patients come to me in pain, and I know their pillow isn't keepi ng their neck aligned with their spine,"  says Dr. Darren Pollack,  chiropractor and medical director of  DASHA Wellness & Spa . "Over time, this wear-and-tear can cause muscle stiffness, tendonitis, nerve pain, herniated discs, and more." Over the past several years, the experts in the  Good Housekeeping Institute’s  Textiles Lab have tested over 100 diffe...