What Are the Best and Worst Sleeping Positions for Chronic Low Back Pain Sufferers?
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common issue among the working-age population. Sleeping position may affect Chronic low back pain, with the prone position commonly suggested to be avoided. ( Sleeping on stomach)
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) affects 10% to 23% of the working-age population, making it a prevalent health issue
Significant associations exist between spinal pain and sleeping postures, including supine, prone, and partial side-lying positions.
Pain may arise from the lumbar spine’s tissues, such as the outer intervertebral discs, joint capsules, ligaments, fasciae, and muscles, due to prolonged low-load compression, shear, or torsion forces
Getting a posture scan done at Health Wise Chiropractic is essential in finding out how good or poor your spinal hygiene may be
The research looked into how people with chronic pain sleep :
A total of 92% had challenges sleeping or rising in the morning because of Low Back Pain .
Side-lying was the predominant sleep position (87%)
47% of participants slept on their backs
Less than 1 in 4 preferred the prone ( on stomach ) position
Both women and men were more likely to avoid sleeping in the prone and supine positions compared to the side-lying position
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Ylinen J, Häkkinen A, Kautiainen H, Multanen J. Preferences and Avoidance of Sleeping Positions Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus. 2024 May 6;16(5):e59772. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59772. PMID: 38846227; PMCID: PMC11153877.
Now i just wanna go home and snuggle with my cats