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Back Pain and Sleeping Positions - Sleeping Positions that Stress the Back

From Anne Asher, About.com

Updated: March 14, 2007

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Back pain and sleep don't always go together. The first step to sleeping - and waking - without back pain or neck pain is to identify the sleeping positions that are stressful to your back. This gallery of images shows some of the more common sleeping positions that can create back pain and strain. Do any of these seem familiar to you?
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