PILLOW FOR SIDE SLEEPERS
from the article "What’s the Right Pillow for You?"
By Bonnie McCarthy, Special to Lifescript
Published January 30, 2011
Side Sleepers
A little feather pillow doesn’t give side sleepers the spine proper support. This can lead to compression of the vertebrae. If you’ve woken up with numbness and tingling in your arms, you’ve probably experienced that.
To keep your spine aligned, side sleepers should use a medium-firm pillow that supports the back and neck.
When testing different pillows, lie on your side and make sure the space under your neck – between the head and shoulders – is well-supported, Maas says.
To improve overall spinal alignment, sleep with a “leg-spacer” pillow between your knees, Zarzana suggests. These are designed to relieve pressure on the hips, knees, ankles and joints.
These pillows may also ease sciatica pain by reducing pressure on lumbar vertebrae where the sciatic nerve is located, says Wayne McAllister, a chiropractor in Stockton, Calif.
MY THOUGHTS
that's me! i always sleep on my side. right or left. but never on my back. and i always wake up with numb and tingling arms.i should get one leg-spacer pillow -
from the article "What’s the Right Pillow for You?"
By Bonnie McCarthy, Special to Lifescript
Published January 30, 2011
Side Sleepers
A little feather pillow doesn’t give side sleepers the spine proper support. This can lead to compression of the vertebrae. If you’ve woken up with numbness and tingling in your arms, you’ve probably experienced that.
To keep your spine aligned, side sleepers should use a medium-firm pillow that supports the back and neck.
When testing different pillows, lie on your side and make sure the space under your neck – between the head and shoulders – is well-supported, Maas says.
To improve overall spinal alignment, sleep with a “leg-spacer” pillow between your knees, Zarzana suggests. These are designed to relieve pressure on the hips, knees, ankles and joints.
These pillows may also ease sciatica pain by reducing pressure on lumbar vertebrae where the sciatic nerve is located, says Wayne McAllister, a chiropractor in Stockton, Calif.
MY THOUGHTS
that's me! i always sleep on my side. right or left. but never on my back. and i always wake up with numb and tingling arms.i should get one leg-spacer pillow -
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