In the past couple weeks I have been recieving many requests about the best way to sleep. Before I ramble on about the best positions to sleep first look at this picture of the spine and try to mimic it with your sleep.
Ok, for those of us who need a little guidance and visualization continue to read.
There are 3 positions that you can sleep on: your back, stomach, or side. For those who sleep on their back you want to place a cervical pillow behind your neck and a regular pillow under your legs for support of your low back. If you sleep on your side then use a cervical pillow to support your neck and place a pillow between your legs for maintaining the proper curvature in your low back. If you sleep on your stomach (which I do not recommend), then place a pillow under your stomach. I do not recommend this position because you are most liley turning your head to one side. By keeping your head in the rotational position for at least 6 hours is detrimental to the curvature in the neck.
Check out http://hubpages.com/hub/Pillow_Placement for a more in depth guide to proper pillow placement.
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