"Here are some hints that will help you achieve better posture & sleep when in bed”.

Don’t sleep on your stomach.

Side sleepers would do well to place a soft polyfill pillow between slightly bent knees. And back sleepers place a soft pillow under the knees. Both these pillow applications help encourage the spine’s natural alignment during the night, and as such relieve tension to the spine.

Where your pillow is concerned, health professionals usually recommend a contoured pillow that evenly supports the head and neck, and thus aligns the spine. There are also adjustable contoured memory foam pillows such as CompleteSleeprrr which you can configure to suit your height and comfort needs, but there are many other styles out there including natural latex, traditional foam, feathers and down, and so on.

And where your mattress is concerned, be sure that it is not too firm because your body’s heavy load or contact points (ie hips, shoulders, ankles) will not submerge into the mattress if it is too firm and therefore your spine will be misaligned. Out of kilter so to speak.

You could consider a mattress topper or mattress pad in memory foam, egg crate regular foam, or in latex if you are not satisfied with your existing mattress. These are about 5 centimetres or 2 to 2.5 inches thick, and toppers save you a fortune in that you don’t need to go to the expense of a new mattress. Now that’s a planet friendly thing to do, and it’s good for your spine as well!

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