WHICH SLEEP POSITION DO YOU PREFER?

Brigita Kuhar

Brigita Kuhar
04.12.2019

How sleep position affects your health?

Sleep affects the entire human body, and on average, a person spends 25 years sleeping. Sleep has many positive effects as in addition to helping the body recover from our daily activities, it also helps the brain to function at its best.

Because we appreciate that time is valuable, we understand the time we spend sleeping is beneficial and we should not shorten our sleep but maximise its benefits.

Different sleep positions affect us in more ways than many of us are aware of! Here is how each sleep position affects our sleep and how you can improve your quality of sleep.

1. Soldier position, also known as the corpse sleep position

Here are a few of the major benefits of Soldier sleeping position

Improves posture
Restores secretion of acid to the stomach
Helps the spine stay in good position
Reduces insomnia
Reduces the possibility of headaches
Prevents wrinkle formation on the face as gravity pulls the tongue downward

On the negative side, this sleeping position increases the possibility of snoring in people with apnea, it can cause pain in the lower back and with pregnant women it can adversely affect the foetus.

If you are experiencing some of the negative effects of sleeping in this position, try sleeping without a pillow under your head and neck. This will maintain the body in a neutral position and possibly decrease snoring. Try putting a large pillow under the back of your knees which helps maintain the natural curvature of the spine in the lower back.

2. Starfish sleeping position

This is one way of sleeping on your back, but both are arms generally raised fish

Benefits of this sleeping position:

Excellent resting position for the spine and neck
Reduces insomnia
Reduces the possibility of headaches
Prevention of wrinkles and pimples on the The raised arms might result in shoulder pain. This sleeping position might also lead to lower back pain. To prevent this, use the pillow to keep the head, neck and spine in a natural position.

3.Log Sleep Position

In this position, we lie sideways with our arms close to our body and face.

Benefits of this sleeping position are:

Ideal position to keep your spine in the most natural position
Prevents back and neck pain
Reduces snoring and apnea
Best position for pregnant women

Because the upper leg is not supported enough, there is a possibility of back pain. As this is a sideways sleeping position, it might increase the formation of wrinkles on the face and breast as well as neck pain.

In order to avoid back and neck pain, try sleeping with a pillow under your head as well as between your thighs to support the upper leg. In this position sleeping on the left side is recommended.

4.'Yearner' Sleep Position

In the Yearner position, we sleep on our side with legs straight and arms slightly bent, reaching out at a 75 to 90-degree angle. About 13 percent of people spend the night in this position.

The benefits of this position are:

Reduces neck and back pain
Reduces the possibility of apnea and snoring
Good for optimum heartbeat
The body efficiently ‘cleanses’ the waste generated by the brain which reduces the chance of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

The Yearner sleep position restricts normal blood flow in the body and the nerves are under pressure, which can cause pain in the neck and head. Also, internal organs such as the liver and lungs can suffer in this sleep position due to pressure on the nerves. This position can increase wrinkles on the face and neck.

Using a satin pillow will reduce the chance of wrinkles on the face but generally this is not the most recommended sleep position.

5. Foetus Sleep Position

The foetal posture involves sleeping on your side with your knees slightly bent and raised towards your chest, with arms slightly bent.

This is the most common sleeping position in women, and as many as 41 percent of people sleep in this position.

The benefits of the foetal sleeping position are:

It significantly reduces the possibility of apnea and snoring
It is the favourite sleeping position for pregnant women
Sleeping on the left in this position minimizes the urge to vomit due to the return of acid to the stomach

The disadvantages of this sleeping position are the back and neck can suffer. As with other side-position sleeps, it can cause premature wrinkle formation. To reduce these negative effects, use a firm pillow to lift your head with a firm pillow and change sides during the night. Again, sleeping mostly on the left side is recommended.

6. Freefall Sleep Position

In this sleep position people lie flat on the stomach or chest.

It is not the best sleeping position, as experts point out. Although this position can reduce snoring, it can also result in pain in the neck and the lower back, and internal organs are not in the optimum position. Also, continuously sleeping in this position can increase the formation of wrinkles on the face.

If you prefer sleeping in this position, put a pillow between your stomach and the mattress to change your position to lying slightly sideways.

We hope you have enjoyed learning of pros and cons of the different sleeping positions. Tell us which sleep position you prefer, and we will tell you what kind of person you are😊.

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