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Hello folks! I sleep on my side, and my chiropractor is trying to convince me to sleep in a more upright position. (Technicallly, I suppose I had been sleeping more on my stomach.) So I'm really trying to sleep lying on my side, but that is hard on my shoulder. So the chiropractor says that I should be rolled slightly to the back of my shoulder (if that makes any sense), but that's getting closer and closer to just sleeping on my back! So here's my question: do y'all think that a super-soft topper of some kind could reduce pressure on my shoulder enough to lie directly on it? Or is that a bad idea? Maybe I need to keep practicing my sleep position. Sheesh--who'd guess I'd have to practice *sleeping*!! Thanks for any advice! |
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I have that same problem, I understand. Sometimes when you get a bed that supports your hips, it is too firm for your shoulders. While my bed was getting broken in from being a bit too firm I used a polyfill bed topper and it worked great. I knew it was time to take it off when my low back started tightening up by morning. Voila! It had softened enough for my shoulders. Sometimes I sleep between on my back and on my side...it helps if you have something there to catch you....maybe a body pillow, or a king pillow reallys soft that you can roll into. Otherwise is is kind of precarious. Oh, if you get low back pain from being on your back all night, I recently figured out something that helps(just had some surgery and had to sleep on my back). I got a polarfleece blanket, a small one(maybe four foot square) and folded it up about five times and laid it under my thighs. It wasn't much, but it somehow helped my low back tremendously. Kait |
| Thanks for the tips!! |
| My shoulder pressure points are much less on our medium soft latex guest bed, than on our conventional master bed. Also, make sure your pillow is firm/high enough to properly align your spine if you're sleeping on your side. |