Sleeping on the left side can help align the spine and reduce acid reflux. Back sleeping keeps the spine aligned but may worsen sleep apnea and snoring. Right-sided sleeping may improve heart health ...

Sleeping on your back can reduce neck and back pain and ease nasal congestion. Sleeping on your stomach can help people who snore or have sleep apnea. Your age, overall health, body composition, and ...

Objective Theoretical concerns regarding the supine position at rest due to the gravid uterus obstructing aorta and vena caval flow may impinge uterine blood flow (UBF) to the fetus and maternal ...

1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China 2 The Children’s Hospital, School of ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you sit at a desk all day (and let’s face it, isn’t that most of us?), chances are your hip ...

The proper name for the condition is subacromial pain syndrome. This is an umbrella term that refers to pain under the acromion, the top outer edge of the shoulder bone. As many as two-thirds of ...

In rehabilitation and physical therapy circles, the term "opening the joint" is commonly used to describe a technique that creates space within a given joint. It could be manipulated by the therapist ...

Harvard study reveals elevated blood pressure in supine position significantly increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death, even when seated readings are normal A study from Harvard ...

USA: Recent research published in JAMA Cardiology has shed light on the significant role that blood pressure measurements taken in the supine position play in assessing cardiovascular risk. The ...

Supine hypertension increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death, even with normal seated blood pressure The ARIC study showed that 16.4% of people with normal seated BP had supine ...