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What are the best sleeping positions?
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What are the best sleeping positions?
Your body repairs and restores itself during sleep. Your sleep position will affect how well your back and spine curve. People often wake up feeling numb or irritated. This can sometimes be due to their sleep position.
A third of our lives are spent asleep, or resting. It is important to choose a position that supports your body's physical recovery. An ideal position for sleeping can reduce stress on the spine. A poor position can cause pain, stiffness, and even disability in your arms, back, and shoulders, which may lead to poor quality sleep.
Which is the best sleeping position?
A healthy spine aligned from your hips to your head is the best position for sleeping. It all depends on what your health is and what you like.
However, some positions are healthier than others. Particularly, sleeping on your stomach or side is more beneficial than on your back. It's easier to support your spine in either of these sleeping positions. This relieves pressure on your spinal tissues and allows your muscles to relax.
If you feel comfortable sleeping on your stomach, don't be afraid to switch. The right mattress and pillow can reduce your pain and improve your spinal alignment.
If you have back pain, are pregnant, have allergies, asthma, acid reflux, or any other health issue, you may find that different sleep positions offer different benefits. To allow for more restful sleep, you might consider changing your sleeping position. A group of adults suffering from back pain was trained to either sleep on their side or their back in a study. In just four weeks, they experienced significant pain relief.
It takes time to adjust to a new sleeping position, but it is possible. Use pillows to train your body into a new position.
You can sleep on your side
Over 60% of people sleep on one side. Men spend more time on their sides than women. While we used to split our nights as children by sleeping in different positions, adults tend to prefer side sleeping. As we age, our spine flexibility decreases which can make side sleeping more comfortable for older adults.
There are many benefits to sleeping on your side. Side sleeping promotes healthy spine alignment and is the best position to sleep with pillows. Side sleeping may also reduce heartburn or snoring making it an ideal sleeping position for those with sleep apnea and acid reflux.
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