Oh, the deliciousness of being able to sleep on one’s stomach! We may fondly remember doing it, with no negative repercussions, as a kid.
Some adults habitually sleep on their stomach, but often have unpleasant cervical and upper extremity symptoms as a result.
Torquing of the head when stomach sleeping causes aberrant strain on the cervical joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. One may wake up with neck pain or tension, pain or numbness & tingling in the arms or hands, and sometimes headaches.
If this is happening to you, it will benefit you to make an effort to change your sleeping position. A body pillow can discourage rolling over onto one’s stomach during sleep.
As you change your sleeping habit, it is a good idea to have your spine and upper body balanced and aligned. I am happy to provide this with my Activator Chiropractic Method of full-body balancing.
