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Lately, an obstacle to restful shut-eye has been my sore shoulders.
Another potential benefit of sleeping on your back?
Therelief of back pain, particularly if you prop a pillow beneath your lower legs.
Even so, its important to note that theres no one best sleeping position for everyone.
board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist, sleep expert at Hatch, and author ofHello Sleep
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The experiment
It took me about a week to actually learn to sleep on my back.
I know this because I woke up with achey shoulders and a pile of pillows to clean up.
This seemed to help restrict my movements because I did start waking up on my back.
I woke up on my back on five of the seven days in the second week of my experiment.
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board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist, sleep expert at Hatch, and author ofHello Sleep
