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Can you please recommend some effective sleeping positions to help a sore lower back?

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Usually, avoid : Sleeping on your stomach. Using a fetal or knee pulled up to chest position on either your right or left side with or without a pillow between your knees is a common recommendation as is sleeping on your back with your knees bent with pillows under them as well.

Answered 5/31/2016

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