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February 9, 2012 - 7:37pm
Can Low Back Pain Be Caused By Sleeping Incorrectly?
I'm a 32 year old male and I've been having lower back pain for quite some time now. I do sleep about 8 or 9 hours a night on my side and on my back. Without fail, I wake up with lower back pain. I'm looking for a solution. I did find a website which discusses a lot about lower back pain and I think it is because of the way I sleep. But not sure what you all thought. If anyone is interested, check it out and let me know if that is correct or not: http://www.lowbackpainguru.com Thanks so much for your help. Looking forward to your responses. 
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It could be many things:
- your mattress
- the way your shoulders are/are not aligned when on your side
- perhaps a pillow under your knees when on your back would help
It could be that during the night, your muscles get stiff so they hurt when you first wake up.
Many reasons for lower back pain.
i went to the site you mentioned and couldn't believe what i was reading. it's actually comical. i happened to copy 2 paragraphs from it to see what other people on this site think of some of these things that were written. i am taking an educated guess that whomever wrote that does not have a medical background.
"Pain that’s at its worst in the morning and gets better with movement and stretching is often an indication of muscle injury. If your
low back pain is worse at night, and not relieved by exercise, it may be a sign of back pain “referred” to the back from some other organ or that it is due to a bone problem.
Another symptom of nerve compression is having
difficulty raising your leg while keeping it straight. A slipped disc is a possible underlying cause of these symptoms.
"Two men looking through prison bars, one sees the mud, one sees the stars" - Frederick Langbridge
8/9 hours sleep !!
does your pain go away when you are up and showered? if so then its time to treat yourself to a new mattress and good pillow the sprung/memory foam mattresses tend to have the best of both worlds .tip.dont cheap out on a mattress you spend a third of your life in bed .
if you pain is still there after a shower then go see you doctor just for a check up/
when sleeping try laying on your side with your knees slightly bent with a decent pillow in between your knees and a good head pillow this will keep your spine in line
tony
1/laminectomy L4/5 result fair
2/redo of original op and discectomy result failed
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3/ALIF done 29 dec 2011 .at 4 months most of the surgical pain has gone but the right hand side lower back ache {the problems i have had for many years is as bad as ever } i feel like i will never get better my mobility is a lot worse too ...
I agree with Tony that it could be your mattress/pillow arrangement.
But I wonder if it might also be connected to activities you might be doing during the day. Maybe you have a really physical job with lots of bending, lifting or twisting. Or, you could be driving lots during the day.
Obviously there are many reasons why you could be suffering from back pain in the morning and it might be an idea to see your doctor if it doesn't get better soon enough.
SUE
June & July 2005 - Microdisectomy (twice) on L5-S1. Over the years I have also tried: Facet Joint Injections, Epidurals, Radio Frequency Ablations, Discogram, Physio & Hydro therapy, Chiropractic sessions, Pain Management , TENS, Heat/ice treatment, numerous different pain medications, bought specialist equipment, MBT shoes + losing weight etc!!! July 2010 - 2-level PLIF (L4-L5, L5-S1). 26 May 2011 – Had 2 further spine injections for ongoing back pain. Unfortunately I am now back on weekly Butrans patches and Morphine Oral Solution when I need it – I was on these meds before the fusion. UPDATE - had revision surgery (4th) on 22 December 2011 - I had 3 screws and all the hardware replaced. However, I'm still experiencing ongoing back/r buttock pain as before and it's confirmed that I now have Sacro-iliac dysfunction + now awaiting steroid S.I. injection. I still WON'T GIVE UP/IN, but don't ever want spine surgery again, EVER!!!!
IMHO
I would not hold faith with everything that webiste says.
8/9 is very good! The pain may be being caused by your sleeping posture. If this is happening all the time then there is probably something underlying causing of the pain, could be failry mild, who knows.
advice - find someone to have a look - i personally would advise a good physio ratyher than a general doc, who should be able to determine whether there are any knockon/referred effects - e.g. butt/legs, or whether it is localised - i.e. prob you in some back muscles very hard and see if it hurts..
It would also be of interest to know whether you go to sleep with the pain, and how long it lasts for...
sorry bud, i was re-reading my post and realized it wasn't at all helpful. i was having a particularly high pain day yesterday and was basically out of sorts a bit. anyway, my apologies for being rude.
one thing i was thinking is that i think it's the/a back issue that is contributing to the sleep difficulties rather than sleeping in weird positions that could contribute to back pain. when i was having severe sleep issues it was because my spine was falling ever so slightly out of joint when my body was fully rested (REM sleep) ... spondylolisthesis. this slippage of one vertebrae over the other would pull the nerve root ever so slightly and that's where the sickening pain came from.
"Two men looking through prison bars, one sees the mud, one sees the stars" - Frederick Langbridge
Never sleep on your stomach. I also like to sleep with a pillow between my knees when I lie on my side or under my knees when I lie on my back.
Hope this helps.
Never sleep on your stomach. I also like to sleep with a pillow between my knees when I lie on my side or under my knees when I lie on my back.
Hope this helps.
Never sleep on your stomach. I also like to sleep with a pillow between my knees when I lie on my side or under my knees when I lie on my back.
Hope this helps.