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The Best Sleeping Position for Side Sleepers

00:00 – Ways to Reduce Back and Hip Pain for Side Sleepers
01:34 – Support of Lumbar Curve
02:00 – Neck in Neutral Position
03:04 – Hips in Neutral Position
04:25 – Shoulder in Neutral Position
06:14 – Which Side is Best

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[gitsiegoo]

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[PaulaZF]

Years ago I had a book, Maggie's Back Book by Maggie Lettvin. She recommended for people with lower back issues to sleep on your side and bring your knees up towards a fetal position. That opens up your lower spine allowing for blood flow to the discs and healing as you sleep.
I've found this helpful over the years. Please let me know if you don't recommend this.
Thanks!

[bull]

I will try this. I am a 67y/o guy with a history of multiple ortho surgeries and significant arthritis I usually sleep in three hour chunks until I have to walk off pain. It stinks to not get consecutive hours of sleep. I have a sleep number bed and use 35 on my left and 50 when I shift to my right. I wake up feeling like I got hit with a truck and need to walk just to shake the pain. It has an adverse effect on my mental outlook.

[francis_clavel]

You are amazing!

You literally have a video for every kind of pain I have.

Thank you soooo much for sharing this :)

[gaypreator]

After wrestling with all the side issues, knee ligament surgery, broken legs, amputation; I have become a back sleeper and slightly elevate my knees.

[Mantisman]

I have a bad back and discovered through trial and error all of your suggestions except the hip support over the last 20 years. I never thought about the hip support and I do frequently get hip pain. I'm going to give it a whirl tonight.

[witoldyna]

Just what I was looking for. I started using buckwheat pillow and it helped with my neck pain (and my headaches) but we went through 4 mattresses and my back is hurting so much it wakes me up at night. I will try pillow method and I hope it helps because I’m not even 40 and already can’t stand my back pain 😔

[jessjenkins]

Thanks Dr Jo! This is how I've been sleeping for years and I love it. Though the rolled up towel was one I hadn't thought of...im going to try it 😃🙌💗

[anndorar]

thanks, just learned something new! I thought if your shoulder or hip is hurting youd always want sleep on the opposite side, i hadnt thought about the pressure that puts on it.😃

[mefood]

Greetings Dr Jo.. it will be great if you do series of exercises.and stretches for elderly.folks...especially with conditions.like polios, or
.without leaving the house. Can be done in the living room and bedroom.. I saw few elder. They are clueless.about the need on daily stretches..

[belindaweber]

I've used a long body pillow in the past and it was comfy, my question is, how do I also keep cool in the summer with all the pillow heat build up? I live in Western Australia, where in summer it gets easily over 35°c+ day n night for days in a row, and not all homes have air conditioning.

[jackwhelan]

I already sleep with a body pillow. I may need to try that towel. I’ve been waking up at 0300 every morning with lower back pain.

[heidimoffett]

I think if I incorporated more pillows it would help with my leg and shoulder pain from side sleeping (back is worse in other ways), but I can't figure out how to do that and be under the covers. It looks so easy without covers...

[Annikichan]

This is basically how I'm sleeping already. I actually have a full-body bolster. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but these days, if I sleep on my left side, I get pins and needles in my left hand the next day 😞Meanwhile, sleeping on my right side does not seem ideal either as I have shoulder bursitis (and I can't fall asleep on my back).

[instakid]

Ma'am, Tens unit will help chondromalacia patella pain?

[Dodo-tdpg]

How can I lock side sleeping position?
I tried putting myself between a wall and a heavy pillow, but I always end up pushing the heavy pillow away, moving my body, and sleeping on back.
Very cute dog pillow btw.

[ronaldtan]

Can you suggest exercise for Pudendal Neuralgia?

[ElemuntDesign]

Hi, thank you for the amazing videos, one question.. is the shoulder supposed to be rolled slightly forwards in this position? Im having a hard time trying to grasp it on my bed, i cant tell if youre supposed to rest on the shoulder bump itself or have it slightly roll inwards so im a little more onto the shoulder blade, thanks!

[dannymeslier]

What if it actually is the down shoulder that's uncomfortable rather than the top one?