1. Health

Neck Pain and Sleep Position - Neck Strain 2

Updated March 14, 2007

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board

Neck Pain and Sleep Position - Avoid Neck Strain and Pain
(c) Anne Asher
Sleeping positions that take the spine out of neutral alignment may cause neck pain, as well as back pain, in the morning. The neck and low back are vulnerable to strain from pressure in this sleeping position.

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

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.

We comply with the HONcode standard
for trustworthy health
information: verify here.