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Grace Walsh

How to sleep with lower back pain: 5 positions to try and tips from the experts

Illustration of a woman sleeping on her front with pillow underneath head, representing how to sleep with lower back pain

Struggling to know how to sleep with lower back pain? Even though an estimated eight in 10 of us experience the issue, it's sometimes difficult to know how to handle the aches, twinges, and niggles that prevent us from having a good night's sleep. Luckily, the experts say it's all in the position and how you wind down to sleep at night. 

The lower back, also called the lumbar spine, is a section of five bones supported by a complicated interlocking of muscles and nerves. While it's entirely possible to damage part of this collection with an injury, even a small one, most people experience lower back pain at some point in their lives thanks to good old wear and tear with age. 

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