JJ Virgin asks sleep expert Dr. Peter Martoni about the best sleeping position. Martoni recommends back sleeping in neutral cervical posture, based on his experience treating injuries. Side sleeping comes second, while stomach sleeping puts strain on your neck and spine.
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August 25, 2020.
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Hello, Dr. Peter Martoni here. And you know, when answering this question, I have been rock climbing, skydiving and mountain biking and I've unfortunately broke a lot of bones in my life. So when identifying the best position to sleep in, it was out of necessity. So what I did is I had a broken collarbone and I couldn't and I couldn't sleep on my side and I had to sleep on my back. So in thinking that in breaking my collarbone and sleeping on my back, what happened was is I would wake up in one position even with a broken collarbone, and then I would wake up in that exact position and I wouldn't toss in turn. So that got me thinking, how can you. Because I was a side sleeper my entire life. I had shoulder problems. I had impingement issues with my shoulder. And what I found was when I started it was after an injury and then I started to sleep on my back in what we call a neutral sleeping position where my arms are down by my sides and then my feet are out the end of the covers and I'm basically like sleeping in a casket. And I would stay in that position and I wouldn't toss and turn all night long. That got me to start thinking. And then I started diving in and then I started seeing things. So I watched the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon years ago and I saw when the actors came out of the room and it was based in the 1500s, they had a block of wood for their pillow and I was sitting there and I'm like, that would be so uncomfortable for a side sleeper. Well, it wasn't for a side sleeper. They would support their neck because they understood the benefit of back sleeping and restoring and maintaining a healthy cervical posture.
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