Sleeping With Pillow Under Knees

As a back sleeper place the pillow the long way under the knees to keep the knees up and take the pressure off the spine.

Sleeping with pillow under knees.

Lay flat on your back. Sleeping with a pillow between knees adds comfort and helps eliminate pressure and muscle tension in your lower back and hips by preventing your upper leg from pulling your spine. Previous next 1 of 3 sleeping on your side. Use a full length body pillow if you prefer.

Placing a pillow between your knees helps support the lower body by positioning your legs hips knee and spine in the right anatomical alignment. Sleeping with a knee pillow is linked to a handful of benefits. Models with knee straps can be particularly beneficial for people with rls. Knee pillows provide extra stability that helps prevent legs from moving around too much.

If you sleep on your side draw your legs up slightly toward your chest and put a pillow between your legs. By making simple changes in your sleeping position you can take strain off your back. Misalignment during sleeping could cause strain and stress on the neck spine knees legs shoulder and other parts of the body. Some stomach sleepers may reduce discomfort by sleeping with a knee pillow between their knees but a standard sleeping pillow may also accomplish the same goal.