{"id":15935,"date":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-sleep-best-sleeping-position\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","slug":"condition-sleep-best-sleeping-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-sleep-best-sleeping-position\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Sleeping Positions For Less Pain and a More Restful Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
You probably already know sleep is an important part of overall well-being and there are a lot of factors that contribute to how well you sleep. One of the most important factors is your sleep position. According to Cheryl Memmini, a clinical sleep educator with Northwestern Medicine Sleep Services<\/a> in Illinois, whether you lie on your back, side, or belly in bed can impact both how deeply you sleep at night and how you feel the next day.<\/p>\n So, that begs the question: What is the best sleep position? Unfortunately, there's no one ideal sleep position to rule them all, says Jennifer Y. So<\/a>, MD, a pulmonologist and the medical director of the University of Maryland Sleep Laboratory. "Depending on someone's stage of life or individual health conditions, the best sleep position can vary," Dr. So tells Health<\/em>.<\/p>\n Curious about the best sleep position for you and your individual needs? Here's what sleep specialists have to say.<\/p>\n RELATED: This Is How Stress Dreams Affect Your Sleep<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. So also encourages pregnant people, especially those in their second or third trimesters, to sleep on their sides—specifically, the left side, which she says can improve circulation to the placenta. Sleeping on the back can compress veins and blood vessels within the belly and can disrupt blood flow, so it's best to avoid back-sleeping while pregnant.<\/p>\n If you sleep on your side, try to avoid the fetal position. "You're essentially curling your back up and pulling everything in, which can cause pressure in your back and restrict your breathing," says Memmini.<\/p>\n Vishesh K. Kapur<\/a>, MD, MPH, director of Sleep Medicine at UW Medicine and a professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine with the University of Washington School of Medicine, adds that it's important to choose a thicker pillow to support your head so it doesn't drop down when you lie on your side.<\/p>\n If you don't have breathing problems and you're not pregnant, it's perfectly fine to sleep on your back. In fact, Dr. Yo says people with back pain or any type of spine problem may benefit from back-sleeping. "These individuals may experience that sleeping on their backs leads to less back pain because it allows for more natural alignment of the spine," she says.<\/p>\n There's one exception: Memmini says people with lower back problems may find back-sleeping to exacerbate pain. In that case, it can be helpful to sleep with a pillow under your knees so your legs aren't pulling down.<\/p>\n Best-Sleeping-Position-GettyImages-958551560<\/span> , MD, MPH, the head of UCLA's Sleep Disorder Center, people with obstructive sleep apnea should sleep on their sides to keep their airways open. Essentially, back-sleeping creates a gravitational pull on the tongue, which can block the airway. "When you're on your side, you partially remove that obstruction," Dr. Avidan tells Health<\/em>. People who persistently snore but don't have sleep apnea might also find they sleep better (and more quietly) on their sides.<\/p>\n
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