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Is sleeping on the floor unquestionably good for your back? Experts weigh in | Y108 Is sleeping on the floor unquestionably good for your back? Experts weigh in – Y108 Menu Y108 Listen ShowsExpand the sub menuY108 MorningsBig KrisBrian WestY WeekendsScheduleMusicExpand the sub menuPlaylistConcerts & EventsExpand the sub menuConcertsEventsContestsExpand the sub menuThe World Class GetawayCheck To See If Your Tickets Are In!On DemandExpand the sub menuChildren’s FundY108 NewsletterPodcasts & AudioRadio Player CanadaContactSearch Ad Choices Search for: Search Is sleeping on the floor unquestionably good for your back? Experts weigh in Arti Patel GlobalNews.ca Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Email Share on Google Plus September 28, 2018  3:57 pm WATCH: 5 instances when you should worry well-nigh your when pain If you’ve overly been told to sleep on the floor to gainsay your when pain, you’re not alone. While there is little scientific vestige that suggests sleeping on the floor is good for an zinged back, it seems to be one of those timeworn remedies people still swear by. Dr. Kate O’Hare, a chiropractor based in Oakville, Ont., said when people are in pain, they seek positions that they find comforting to them, and for many, this includes the floor. “Sleeping on a firm surface allows for the spine to maintain a position that is a neutral as possible as we sleep,” she told Global News. “A neutral position of the spine is one in which all of the joints are most optimally aligned permitting for the weightier function of the muscles, joints and most importantly, nervous system.” She widow when the spine is structurally at its weightier and the nervous system is functionally at its best, we often finger better. READ MORE: Have when pain? These five everyday suit items may be the rationalization Dr. Ryan Albert, clinic director of Yorkville Sports Medicine Clinic in Toronto, widow the mattress itself is still considered a modern-day luxury and many people still sleep comfortably on the ground. “Those who segregate to sleep on the floor may be doing this as a cultural norm.” Are there very risks? While it could requite your when some much-needed pain relief, there are risks associated with sleeping on the floor. O’Hare said over time, our joints can wilt compressed. “When a joint is compressed for long periods of time, the soft tissues (muscles and ligaments) in the surrounding areas can tighten and the nerve function associated with the spinal joint can moreover be compromised,” she said. “Compression of soft tissues remoter from the joint can rationalization other types of injury, including nerve entrapment, bruising, and plane vascular damage.” READ MORE: Sleeping in on weekends can help you live longer Albert widow if you’re switching over to sleep on a harder surface or a floor, your soul needs a period during which it can learn how to adapt. “It is likely that someone who has slept on a mattress their whole life, and who then decides to ditch it, will wits some aches and pains,” he said, which becomes counterintuitive. “For someone with when pain, it is unchangingly recommended to consult with someone first surpassing trying something new, expressly during a flare-up.” And while there isn’t a life-threatening risk related to sleeping on the floor, he said, everything depends on your soul type, flexibility and how much when pain you suffer from. But O’Hare said plane though it’s often recommended to sleep on the floor to deal with when pain, she wouldn’t recommend it. “Although a nonflexible floor is firm, we still need a stratum of cocoon to indulge our joints some requite to protect the joints themselves,” she continued. “A nonflexible floor can rationalization some pinch of the joints as we sleep which can rationalization spare irritation. Furthermore, lying on a very nonflexible surface for long periods of time can rationalization other soft tissue injuries, involving muscle, ligament, thoroughbred vessels and nerves.” Sleeping tips for bad backs The way we sleep can significantly stupefy how our when feels overall. For anyone living with when pain, there are some changes you can make to your bedtime routine. For starters, O’Hare suggested switching to a firm yet slightly flexible mattress. “Sleeping on your when and side are the most supportive positions for your spine,” she explained. “If you’re sleeping on your back, place a pillow under your knees or calves to help induce a increasingly natural lines in the low back. If you’re sleeping on your side, place a pillow between your knees to help alimony your upper hip in a increasingly neutral position so that it’s not straining the low back.” READ MORE: We’re treating lower when pain all wrong. Here’s how to do it right. But Albert widow sometimes it’s not so easy to determine how someone should be sleeping. “Back pain can present with many variegated types of positional preferences,” he said. “It would be weightier to unchangingly consult with a health professional to determine what position is weightier for you. It is worldwide for people to find relief lying on their when with pillows propping up their legs, but it may not be suitable for everyone.” arti.patel@globalnews.ca Follow @ArtiPatel © 2018 Global News, a semester of Corus Entertainment Inc. You MayMoreoverLike Top Stories Death by selfie: Experts want ‘no-selfie zones’ at tourist hot spots to prevent deaths October 1, 2018  10:28 am Toggle sharing buttons Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google plus Share on Email On the Radar: Our October entertainment picks October 1, 2018  9:54 am Toggle sharing buttons Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google plus Share on Email Big Brother's Tyler Opens UpWell-nighAngela September 29, 2018  1:38 pm Toggle sharing buttons Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google plus Share on Email Is sleeping on the floor unquestionably good for your back? 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