Your sleeping position affects spinal alignment, muscle tension, and nerve compression throughout the night. Poor alignment during sleep can trigger a cascade of effects that impact your daily life.

Medically reviewed by Katrina Carter, DPT Neck pain from sleeping is often related to your sleeping position—particularly if you sleep on your stomach. It can also mean that you need to assess ...

Sciatic nerve pain can cause mild, daily aching or severe pain. These sciatica stretches, like prone press-ups and nerve glides, help reduce and prevent pain.

How to sleep with lower back pain Sleeping on your back is often the most helpful position for back pain because it lets gravity do the work while you rest. Some may still find side-sleeping to be ...

The term “sciatica” is often used for pain in the foot or leg thought to be due to damage or compression of the sciatic nerve. Many conditions, including disk herniation, spinal stenosis and ...

Sleeping on your back is often the most helpful position for back pain because it lets gravity do the work while you rest. Some may still find side-sleeping to be more comfortable, Singh says.

If you’ve experienced sciatica before, you know the stubborn pain can ruin your whole week. Sciatica is a type of back pain that occurs when there’s pressure on the sciatic nerve, which ...

Simply put, the term “sciatica” refers to radiating pain along the sciatic nerve, says Jessica Chellsen, DPT, CSCS, physical therapist and founder of Vibrant Coast Physical Therapy & Wellness.