For most patients with lumbar protrusions, it is OK to choose a supine sleeping position or a side sleeping position, mainly based on their own sleeping habits and comfort. For patients with lumbar protrusions who like to sleep on their backs, you can refer to the article "Illustration of Correct Positions for Sleeping on the Backs". This article focuses on the skills of patients with lumbar protrusions to sleep on the side.
Sleeping on your side is one of the most popular sleeping positions. When sleeping, choose a side lying position. This is why many people like S-shaped spine to easily maintain S-shaped, and the muscles in the whole body are relaxed, giving people a very good sleep experience. This is also the reason why many people like to sleep on their side. However, the side lying sleeping position is not perfect. has two major shortcomings:
(1) When choosing a side lying sleeping position, under the influence of gravity, coupled with the same direction of the abdomen and lumbar vertebrae, the lumbar vertebrae protrusion will make the lumbar vertebrae protruding more obviously. over time may cause the pelvic tilt forward or excessive lumbar vertebrae .
(2) When sleeping on the lateral side, the lower limbs of the human body, especially the knee joints and hips, cannot be kept in the same horizontal line. When the lower limbs and knee joints cannot be kept at the same height as the hips, it may cause scoliosis or spinal torsion.
Disadvantages of sleeping on the side
The above two major problems can add additional pressure to the waist muscles and lumbar spine, which can cause lower back pain, soreness and other problems. For the above two problems, we can solve them by adding a lumbar pad directly under the lumbar spine when sleeping on the side, and clamping a pillow between the knees of the legs. The waist pad under the waist can maintain the original physiological curve of the lumbar spine and avoid excessive forward leaning of the waist and abdomen. The pillow between the legs can balance the horizontal centers of the knees and hips, avoiding curvature and torsion of the lumbar spine.
Correct side lying sleeping posture diagram1
Correct side lying sleeping posture diagram2
At the same time, it should be noted that in addition to choosing a suitable and correct sleeping posture, choosing a suitable mattress is also very necessary for patients with lumbar protrusions. It is not recommended to patients with lumbar protrusions that are particularly hard or too soft like soft springs. It is best to choose a mattress with moderate softness.
