The Best Sleeping Position for Low Back Pain

The Best Sleeping Positions for Lower Back Pain

The best sleeping position for lower back pain is on your side with a partial bend in the knees. Keeping the knees bent helps to balance your body and minimizes pressure on the lower back. Furthermore, many people find it helpful to put a small pillow between their knees to make this position more comfortable.

The Worst Sleeping Position

Sleeping on your stomach is among the worst sleeping positions that are prone to back pain and compresses some joints, particularly spine and hip joints.

Remember your head can be turned to one side causing stretching of neck muscles and your spine can be totally arched at the waist.

How to Sleep Better With Lower Back Pain

Aside of getting yourself a supportive sleeping position, cultivating ‘sleeping hygiene’ is important to keep your back pain away while sleeping.

• Adjust your pillows and mattress. Stock up on a few pillows of different thicknesses, shapes, and sizes to fill in any spaces between your body and the mattress. This extra support helps keep your spine neutral, offering pain relief.

• Try relaxation methods. Finding techniques to wind down can put you in the right state of mind for sleep with less focus on pain.

• Reduce potential sleep disruptions. If you inadvertently wake up at night, pain may make it harder to get back to sleep. For that reason, try to eliminate excess noise and light from your bedroom or block them out with a sleep mask or earplugs. Set your bedroom to a temperature that will be comfortable throughout the night.

Conclusion

It is important to see a doctor or physiotherapist to check if there is any underlying problem than just pain. If you are experiencing a bad and serious low back pain and also have have tried to sleep with the pain for a period of time, do contact us or book an appointment with us.