I occasionally feel shoulder squeeze as a pain in my left shoulder. It seems to correlate with cold damp weather, so take a wild guess.
Fortunately, it's only occasional, and I can sleep through it or adjust position. I have started experimenting with a pad made by sewing the edges of disposable hospital pillows together. I bought a box of them, originally thinking I could use Kam Snaps on the edges to try different configurations, but as a hasty first trial I just sewed three together. I got the small size pillows, 10.25" by 14.5". I connected them in a T shape, with the head pillow crosswise to the two pillows under my back. With three pillows, the pressure of my full weight on the bottom one deflated it during the night, so I removed it. The two-pillow version is a definite improvement, but may not be the final solution. It has one advantage: it's easier to position under me in the hammock, because I don't need to lift my butt. I just pull the two bottom corners down behind me while sitting up, then lie back to test, and make small adjustments to get the head pillow where I want it. The smaller size pillows were hard to find. The larger size might work just as well or better. They're available from Jacks-r-Better.
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