Friday, March 23, 2012

Sleeping with a bad back

This is not a panacea, so don't get the wrong idea.  It's just one small idea.

When my back hurts a lot, sometimes it helps to sleep on a sofa.

Ordinarily, I cannot sleep flat on my back.  It hurts my stomach, for one thing.  And I find it generally uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, when my back and neck are in spasms, all of my regular sleep positions exacerbate the pain.  At the same time, the one position that offers some relief for my back (flat on my back) is not a position in which I can sleep.

However, I can sleep on my back on a sofa if I pull up my knees and lean them gently against the back of the sofa.

Do you suffer from back pain?  If so, what sleep positions have you found helpful?

No comments:

Post a Comment