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Back Pain and Sleep - Low Back Stress

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Unsupported sleeping positions can place stress on your back and neck during the night.
(c) Anne Asher
In general, unsupported sleeping positions can place stress on your back and neck. To minimize back pain during then night and when you wake up, identify for yourself the sleeping positions that are stressful to your back and neck. Where do you need support?

Source:
Hage, M. (2005). The Back Pain Book. Atlanta, Ga. Peachtree Publishers.

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Updated: March 14, 2007
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