Sleep Position Matters: How it helps and affects sleep quality

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Sleep Position Matters: How it helps and affects sleep quality

Everyone has a different way they like to sleep at night.  Some sleeping positions have more health benefits than others. You want to pick the best sleeping position so that you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day. If the correct sleeping position isn’t used, you can wake up in pain and feeling unrested. Finding the right sleeping position is important because it can impact your overall health.

There are three sleep positions that can help increase your sleep quality. Side sleeping can help with lower back and joint pain, improve posture and reduce snoring. Side Sleeping helps improve posture by helping better spin alignment which helps reduce lower back and joint pain. Side sleeping also helps with reducing snoring by helping keep your airways open. Back sleeping can help with keeping good posture, as well as preventing any neck pain when you wake up in the morning. This is due to your weight being evenly distributed. as your body is staying in alignment with your spine. Stomach sleeping can help reduce snoring, by helping keep your airway open.

While there are positives to each sleeping position there are also negatives. One disadvantage to side sleeping is shoulder pain, one way to avoid this is by having the correct pillow and mattress. The disadvantage of sleeping on your back is snoring and sleep apnea, as your airways can withstand the pressure of your body laying down.  A disadvantage to sleeping on your stomach is you might not feel well rested when you wake up as you must use more energy to breathe. You might also have back pain as this position provides no support to the back.

When it comes to figuring out the best sleeping position, you want to make sure you feel rested and refreshed when you wake up. Be sure to try different positions because picking the right sleeping position will play an important role in your sleep quality and how it improves.

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Article written by Emily Bannerman