"Time and tide wait for no man" Geoffrey Chaucer. How long have therapists been treating spinal pain? Over 10 years ago, I realised there was no evidence-based guide to advise clients on the best sleep postures for those experiencing waking spinal pain. This surprised me. We know we spend 30% of our life sleeping, we know that sleep quality and quantity affect our longevity, and short sleeping causes MSK pain onset and flares. Surely, we already know the relationship between sleep posture and waking pain. Nope! There was plenty of anecdotal advice about what postures we should advise, but nothing had been tested. And so began my sojourn into research. With the help of researchers Kathy...
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