Conformable support system

A method of assisting repositioning of a patient's body, comprising:

• providing a conforming support having a central portion, a first side portion attached to the central portion, and a second side portion attached to the central portion opposite to the first side portion, wherein each of the portions are in fluid communication with one another and is at least partially filled with a fluid or gas;
• positioning the region of the patient's body upon the central portion;
• reconfiguring the side portions from a flattened configuration to an angled configuration, wherein the fluid or gas within the central portion is urged into the first and/or second side portion such that the side portions pivot to a predetermined height and angle relative to the central portion and form a conforming channel sized to support the region of the patient's body;
• and,
• elevating a portion of the patient's body opposite to a direction of the patient turning via the central and/or side portions such that the patient body is lifted.