The rules of healthy sleep for scoliosis of the spine

To understand how to sleep with scoliosis, the focus should be on the organization bed. It is a determining factor in the prevention of pain occurring in the morning in people with diseases of the spine.

Principles of obtaining healthy sleep

In the organization right out of bed you should pay attention to some important rules:

• horizontal line of the trunk parallel to the plane of the bed;
• So as not to compress the artery in the cervical spine, it is necessary to choose the right pillow. Its width must match the distance between the shoulders, a filler of elastic tissue storage form of cervical lordosis. It is not advised to sleep on too low or high pillow
• diseases of the spine during sleep is not recommended to lie on his stomach. It is also impossible to dramatically tilt the head right or left;
• Most people are comfortable to sleep on your side with knees bent legs. Thus one hand can be put under a pillow and the other positioned parallel to the body;
• When turning on the bed do not make sudden movements. They can exacerbate pain for scoliosis. To get out of bed lean with one hand on its edge and put your feet on the floor. Being careful not to tilt the torso forward.

A Significant role in preventing the exacerbation of pain during sleep plays a pillowtop mattress.

What kind of mattress can be considered orthopedic

The Mattress should not cause discomfort when lying on it. The product must provide comfortable sleep at least 8 hours. As a result, numerous studies have demonstrated that short sleep is not conducive to the mobilization of forces to combat infection.

When there is a sideways curvature of the spine is necessary to sleep more than 8 hours. The only way to ensure complete relaxation of the musculature, the intervertebral discs filling the liquid and expansion of the segments of the vertebral column.

With proper sleep spine morning person acquires stock height of 2-3 cm This phenomenon is possible only when you sleep on orthopedic mattress that does not cause discomfort the man's back. To correctly choose, should be guided by the following principles:

• Hygiene. Substandard materials can cause allergic reactions upon contact with the skin of a person. Antibacterial additives in modern products prevent reproduction of microorganisms and insects (e.g. bed bugs) in the filler models;
• Anatomic. This property defines the main purpose of an orthopedic mattress is a repetition of the physiological curves of the spinal column (lordosis and Koposov). To sleep on such a nice product: it does not put pressure on spinous processes protruding posteriorly vertebrae, for scoliosis is always observed;
• orthopaedic effect – the ability to recover and prevent the functional changes of the spine;
• Stiffness. It is believed that in diseases of the spine, the filler of the mattress should be hard. Indeed, in scoliosis to sleep more comfortable on a solid basis, as it prevents further curvature of the spinal axis.

Correct position for sleeping

There is No perfect position for sleep, which can be recommended to all people with scoliosis. You need to choose the position that's comfortable for you and allows you to sleep comfortably.

The Correct position should be selected individually. For this purpose it is recommended:

• Lie down sideways on the mattress and to examine the state of the spinal column. If it is arched backward and the muscles of the back "stretched", will change the situation;
• roll over on your back and pay attention to "the degree of podavlennostew" of the mattress from top to bottom. If the buttocks descended, the lower back is "hanging in the air", you need to change the mattress
• Sleep on your stomach for scoliosis is not recommended, but if this pose causes back pain, it is best for you. Just be aware that it leads to pathological changes in the gastro-intestinal tract, so try to gradually replace it with another.

The Orthopedic bed can be called only when it will be perfect to emphasize the curves of a human body, but not compressing the soft tissue too much.

In conclusion, here are a few interesting facts about how sleep scoliosis, our ancestors.

The Use of hard beds for the vertebral column was noticed long ago. To organize in the East put a wire mesh panels and boards. Over the centuries appeared more advanced fillers: wool mesh, coconut, latex and base foam. Today in the market there are many orthopedic products of these fillers. The reader needs only to make the right choice.