Written By: Kashish Sharma | Published : December 7, 2022, 5:40 PM
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Sleep is a time of rejuvenation. Have you ever woken up with a bad neck sprain or a sore shoulder? Wrong sleeping positions can be unpleasant for your body and can add more to the pain. Hence, picking the right sleep position favourable to your health condition can ensure good sleep. A good sleep position means one which ensures a good spine alignment.
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For expecting mothers, the fetal position can be good where their feet are curled towards their body as they lie on their side. This relieves pressure from the growing belly and ensures good blood circulation in a pregnant body.
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While children cover many sleep positions during their sleep cycle, adults usually opt for the side positions. For people suffering from acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD) must usually take the left side as sleeping on the right side is known to worsen symptoms of heartburn.
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People who have shoulder pains or don’t like puffy morning faces or facial wrinkles must sleep flat on their backs. Babies must too be made to sleep flat on their backs. People having knee pain can put a pillow under their knee to relieve pressure off the spine.
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Sleeping on your stomach is not usually recommended by experts as it puts strain on your body muscles. However, people suffering from sleep apnea and some respiratory problems might find sleeping on their stomach relaxing.
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People having sinusitis, nasal congestion and conditions like sleep apnea must not sleep flat on their back and instead put pillows to uplift their heads. Sleeping like this in sinusitis can ensure good nasal drainage.
