Patients often ask me what is the best sleeping position and considering that you may spend up to one third of your night sleeping, it makes perfect sense to pay extra attention to your sleeping position and improve it if necessary. As sleeping habits are exactly that "habits", they can definitely be changed with some awareness and willingness.
There are some positions that are better for your back and the overall alignment of your spine. To keep your back in perfect alignment you should sleep flat on your back, but very few of us do this and there are other options.
Here are the other options:
On Your Side If you sleep on your side, always place a pillow between your knees to prevent your hips from leaning forward and twisting your spine while you sleep. This is especially helpful when suffering of low back pain.
On Your Stomach: It's not good to sleep on your stomach due to the increased amount of stress placed on your spine. But if you must, then you should raise one leg up slightly and prop a pillow under that knee. It's sort of an enhanced side sleep position. Or you can opt for re-teach yourself how to sleep by taping a soft stress ball to the front of your pajamas – your body will quickly learn that sleeping face down is a very uncomfortable experience!
One of the most common benefits I hear from patients receiving chiropractic care is that their sleeping is improved. When you wake up in the morning, you should feel restful, relaxed, regenerated and pain free. Keeping some of these sleeping tips can help you accomplish this regularly. Get into the habit of protecting your spine even while you sleep with proper sleeping positions.
Patients often ask me what is the best sleeping position and considering that you may spend up to one third of your night sleeping, it makes perfect sense to pay extra attention to your sleeping position and improve it if necessary. As sleeping habits are exactly that "habits", they can definitely be changed with some awareness and willingness. 
One of the most common benefits I hear from patients receiving chiropractic care is that their sleeping is improved. When you wake up in the morning, you should feel restful, relaxed, regenerated and pain free. Keeping some of these sleeping tips can help you accomplish this regularly. Get into the habit of protecting your spine even while you sleep with proper sleeping positions.
