When would close my eyes and rest, not all sleep positions have the same positive impact for your body. In some cases, the wrong sleeping position can affect health.
Although it is difficult to change habits sleeping position, you'll want to find out if the position you choose a positive impact on the health or otherwise interfere with your health instead.
Here are the positives and negatives of each sleeping position, as quoted from Fitsugar, Monday (07/15/2013):
1. Recumbent sleep
Positives: This position is great for balancing your weight and maintain the organs in the body in order to stay in tune. Neck and back pain can also be prevented with this position. One thing you need to consider, make sure there is a pillow under your knees as a booster to help keep your back alignment.
Negative: if you often snore and want to switch to one side, then this position will make you snore louder.
2. Leaning sleep
Positives: sleep slanted in a fetal position with knees bent and a pillow between your legs can help reduce the pressure on your back. The most important thing is to keep use pillows to keep your head in a neutral position so that the head is not going to go down and affect your posture. Sleeping position like this can also reduce abdominal pain and heartburn.
Negatives: almost non-existent because the position following the natural curvature of the spine.
3. Sleeping on his stomach
Positives: If you have pain in the lower back, sometimes sleeping on his stomach may reduce the pain. In addition, when you have all day bending or sitting too long, this position will feel incredible because it resembles the Cobra in yoga position, with the need for lots of pillows.
Negatives: Although stomach is your favorite sleeping position, this position seems most at risk. "Sleeping on his stomach to make natural curve in the spine is flat and made head turned to one side all night. This could disrupt the alignment of the spine in the neck," said Jonathan FitzGordon, an Alignment Specialist from NYC.
In addition, this position could also give unnecessary pressure on a nerve and cause tingling when you wake up.
