
Some people prefer memory foam because it molds to the head and neck, providing support where you need it most. Finding the right pillow can be difficult. If your pillow is too high or too low, too firm or too soft, your head will bend away from the neutral spine position. But sleeping in any position can be a problem if your neck isn’t sufficiently supported. Sleeping on your stomach with your head twisted to one side is a recipe for neck strain. If you have neck pain, stiffness, or soreness when you wake up in the morning, consider: If you’re not positioned in a way that keeps your spine aligned and relaxed, you may be putting excess weight or strain on different parts of the back. Where sleep posture plays a role in back pain is the neutral spine. If you’re waking up in pain that you don’t feel during the day, then your sleep position is likely playing a role. If something in the body is crooked, twisted, pinned under another body part, or held at a strange angle, it can stay that way for far, far longer than it would when you’re awake.Īs you probably know from experience, the result of an awkward sleeping posture can be painful the next day, ranging from the pins and needles of an 'asleep' limb to the torture of a middle-of-the-night leg cramp.Īnd then there’s your spine - your back and neck. Minus a few tosses and turns in the night, the posture we hold during sleep is sustained for several hours at a time. Your body’s posture during sleep can have a negative effect on your spinal column - and other body parts, too But there’s a third type of posture you may be forgetting, and it affects your health just as much as standing and sitting - it’s your sleeping position. doi: 10.1136/bmj.When you think of poor posture leading to orthopedic issues like lower back pain or neck pain, standing posture or sitting position probably come to mind.

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