Tossing and turning all night to find that perfect sleeping position?
Experts say there is no one right way to sleep. But for people with
certain types of pain and medical conditions, there are positions that
can help keep problems from getting worse and may even alleviate them.
In some cases, sleeping in the same position night after night can
itself create pain, such as neck or shoulder problems.
"It's important that people take time to think about how they
position themselves when they sleep," said Peggy Brill, a Manhattan
orthopedic physical therapist. "Rest is important for the muscular
skeletal system to recover" from the day's stresses, she said. "The
proteins get back into the muscles, there's rejuvenation of the body, so
you want to be in a healthy anatomical position when you sleep." Read More.
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