Proper Sleep Positions



Position Yourself for Optimal Sleep

Proper sleeping position can ensure, higher quality, restful sleep with little discomfort in the neck and back the next morning. Unfortunately people are waking up feeling like they did not get good sleep, they have headaches or pains throughout their body. So how should you sleep for optimal benefit?

Side Sleepers

Sleeping on the side, particularly the right side is ideal. The right side is favored because pressure is not put on your heart from the organs on the right side of your body. While laying in the side position, knees should be bent to 90 degrees and a pillow placed in between them. This allows your hips to stay aligned decreasing possible back soreness. Head and neck should be in a neutral position, not curved forward pulling the chin to chest. Try to think of having good posture while sleeping exactly like if you were sitting.

Back Sleepers

Back sleeping may be more comfortable for some, if that's the case there are a few tips to follow. A thin pillow should be placed under the neck to ensure the curve of the neck is supported and the chin is lifted. To much of an incline from a pillow that can put the neck into an uncomfortable and unhealthy position. Proper sleeping posture, gallatin valley chiropractic


Sleeping on a stomach is the most unhealthy way to sleep because it places the neck in a cranked and awkwardly position, putting the spine in an unnatural position. If stomach sleeping is a must and you are struggling to change your sleeping habits, try placing a pillow underneath your chest and hips, this will help your neck and low back be in a more neutral position, avoiding unnecessary pressure added to the spinal joints and nerves. The neck muscles and ligaments can be strained from the position the head must take causing pain and soreness. By adapting the side or back sleep techniques to your life a more restful and pain-free sleep is possible.  


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