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The Best Sleeping Posture

Finding the correct sleeping posture is critical to your over-all health. More than likely you're sleeping approximately one-third of your life away; therefore, it's imperative to acquire good posture while sleeping.
Far too often, most people think about posture while sitting, standing or walking. But, sleeping is just as important if not more. It's during that sleep time the body rejuvenates and the spine has the opportunity to align in a healthy position provided your sleeping posture is correct.
According to Dr. Isogai, a Japanese doctor who developed a proven back therapy program to promote a healthy spine, says that sleeping on your back is healthy for the spine. While in this horizontal sleeping posture your spine has the best ability to align itself naturally. Granted, sometimes one's back may be so out of place that merely lying on the back cannot adjust the spine correctly. If that's the case, you'll need to participate in some exercises to promote the healthy curvature of your spine.
There are also additional techniques that can be added during a nights sleep to reinforce a good sleeping posture. I use these techniques daily to promote the healthy curvature of my spine. I learned these proven techniques from Dr. Isogai while I was recovering from a broken back. His techniques cured me from a serious back ailment.
Meanwhile, I encourage you to do the best you can to sleep on your back. Invest in a good firm mattress, it'll pay off down the road. We purchased a memory foam mattress pad from Costco and simply put it on our existing mattress. It's an inexpensive approach yet provides a quality means to acquire a good mattress for sleeping.

tHe BeSt aNd WoRsT sLeePiNg PoSITION

• Sleeping on Your Back
  Sleeping on your back is great position for sleeping because you can sleep in a position that support your head and neck and lower back area. To combat any type of lower back stiffness or discomfort, sleep with a few pillows or a wedge, such as a knee elevator, under your knees for optimal comfort. If you use a cervical support neck pillow, such as the cervical traction neck pillow, you can allow your head and neck to be in the correct position where there is least stress placed on your cervical spine. This position of sleeping on your back with a cervical support pillow for the neck and positioning wedge for your lower back is the least stressful for your body. Keep in mind that you may start in this position, but for most people they move around during the night time. 
• Sleeping on Your Side
  This is a popular position for sleeping for many people. There is a natural tendency to sleep on ones side after starting out on your back. When sleeping on your side make sure your pillow has enough support in it to keep your shoulders relaxed at. If your pillow is too low, your head will be tilting down, and if it is too high your head will be stretched uncomfortably –both of which can be very uncomfortable. That is why having a cervical support pillow that is properly sized is a good idea. The Linear Gravity Neck Pillow comes in 3 sizes- small, med and large to accomodate different sizes and frams. To make this side sleeping position even more comfortable and least stress on your body, place a pillow in between the knees that keeps your legs hip width apart. This will properly support your lower back area. 
• Sleeping on Your Stomach
  By far, the worst sleeping position is on your stomach. Not only does it place extra stress on your cervical spine and upper back area, but it also places stress on your stomach muscles. Sleeping on stomach means your head and neck are going to be turned to one side (so that you can breathe) for a prolonged period of time, which can create stiffness by the morning. It puts strain on the cervical paraspinals and levator scapulae muscles.