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How to sleep or sit if you have a back pain.and also the type of bed and pillow good for people having back pains after waking up?
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Lumbar support: Sleeping: Williams position with slight flexion of back, pillow under knees for support. (Slight W position). Sittling: use a lumbar roll (McKenzie roll).
Answered 12/11/2015
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