Back Pain and Sleeping

Vania: Hi! My name is Vania and I live in Los Angeles. I have frequent back pain and I would like to know what is the position to lie in bed to avoid that back pain?

Andrew Sama: Vania, thank you for your question. A lot of people have back pain that they attribute to the way they sleep or the way they lie in bed. I think, the most important thing when considering a bed is something that's supportive, but comfortable. I usually tell my patients that they should lie in a position that's supported and neutral. So your head should be in the same plane as your shoulders and your buttock and your hips and knees. That can be achieved on your back, with a small pillow under your neck, or it can be achieved on your side, what we call a lateral decubitus position, with a pillow under your neck and then a pillow between your knees and something that you hug, so that you spine is straight in either way that you prefer to lie.


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