Sleep Right To Keep Your Back Pain Away

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5 Ideal
Sleeping Positions

A bright and hopeful start to your day may be stopped in its tracks by a sudden stab of back pain. Severe back pain can leave you incapable to work for a day and hinder your everyday activities. A major cause could be your wrong sleeping posture. Some sleeping positions put an extra burden on your body, especially on your neck, back, hips and shoulders and you suffer the incapacitating effects when you awaken. A few simple modifications to your regular position should help a lot.

How do we decide which is the right sleeping posture to adopt? These five postures should help you to wake up to a painless morning and have an energetic day:

Sleeping Sideways 

Draw your legs up slightly towards your chest. A full body pillow or side pillow works best. You can place a small pillow between the mattress and your waist if you feel the need. This posture allows your spine, pelvis and hips to stay aligned. But do not sleep on the same side every time. It may lead to scoliosis and muscle imbalance.

The Fetal Position

This is an ideal position to manage pains due to herniated disc. Gently roll sideways and fold your knees upwards. Fold your frame towards the knees. This opens up a gap between your spine and the vertebrae, lessening the pain due to herniation or slipped disc.

Sleeping On The Stomach

The pillow is your best ally to control back pain when you sleep. You put undue stress on the spine and neck if you are in the habit of sleeping on your stomach. Put a pillow below your lower abdomen and pelvis. This brings relief to the back. If it helps, place another pillow under your head. This is an ideal position if you are suffering from degenerative disc pains as it diminishes the stress on the gaps between the discs.

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