What is the best sleeping position for back pain?

If your back hurts in the morning, sleep position is a fair thing to wonder about. The simple guide: keep the spine as neutral as you can. On your back, a pillow under the knees eases the lower back; on your side, a pillow between the knees keeps the hips and spine level; sleeping flat on your stomach tends to be the hardest on the lower back and neck. But here is the honest part - position helps, yet a back that wakes up stiff is usually a spine that was already compressed and tight before you ever lay down.

That is where Gravity Stretching comes in. Through the day the spine carries load and slowly compresses; gentle decompression in the straps lets it lengthen and unload, so it goes into the night with more space and less tension - and no sleeping position has to fight a spine that is already squeezed. The straps hold your weight, we start small, and the body simply gets to release.

So set your pillows up for a neutral spine and give the back regular, gentle decompression - the two work together. This is a wellness practice, not medical advice; if morning pain is severe, wakes you at night, or comes with numbness, have a doctor take a look.