Stop Hitting Yourself In The Head With A Hammer!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

       Last week we went over the best type of beds to sleep on.  This week, we're going to add to this by talking about what sleeping position is best to prevent back/neck, arm and headache pain.  When I go over this with patients, many of them give me a special look that basically says:  "I'm listening Doc, but I'm not going change what I'm doing."  Then, they say: "How can my sleeping position be causing all of the pain that I am in?"  To that I say, "It's simple... If you came to me with headaches and then told me that every morning you woke up and hit yourself in the head with hammer, I would tell you to stop hitting yourself in the head with a hammer."  So if you are coming in with low-back/sciatic pain, I'm going to tell you to stop sleeping in a position that is adding to or completely causing the problem.
        Generally speaking, sleeping on your stomach is the one all around bad habit for the health of the neck & back.  Side sleeping and back sleeping are better options, but they need to be done correctly.  When sleeping incorrectly on your side, you can develop neck pain and eventual arm/nerve pain.  Sleeping incorrectly on the back can result in additional neck pain, headaches and low back pain. 

*To make sure you're sleeping in the best possible position, Please ask me to go over proper sleeping position on your next visit.  Normally I'd just tell you what to do in this blog, but sleeping position can be different for everyone (which means that showing you in person is a much better for your individual needs). 

As always, you can email me any questions:  drjeff@brucechiropracticonline.com

Yours in Health,

Dr. Jeff



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