4 different sleeping postures, see if you choose the right http://www.rednet.cn 2010/8/11 14:07:00 Red Network Font: 【Large Medium Small】 Ruan Hongliang, Department of Orthopaedic Injuries, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Red Network Changsha August 11 (Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Liu Shaolong intern Gong Chuqi correspondent Liao Yanmiao) What kind of sleeping posture is most suitable for you? Yesterday, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine orthopedic injury experts Ruan Hongliang said that there are generally four sleeping positions: supine, prone, left-sided, right-sided, different physical conditions of people, there are different sleeping positions for themselves. If the posture is not correct, not only will cause back muscle strain, and may even compress the heart and lungs leading to disease. Supine: 60% of people choose the popular sleeping position. Advantages: good for blood circulation. Disadvantages: After sleeping, people will unconsciously press their hands on their chest, causing nightmares. Suitable for people: American doctor Eugene stressed that from infancy should adhere to supine, infants are in the stage of shape and appearance is not set, plasticity is great, supine helps the features are correct, the face is beautiful. Cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis patients should be better in the supine position. The inappropriate crowd: snoring people. Left side lying: 10% of people choose to lie on the left side. Advantages: mild compression, so that the heart function is exercised, more difficult to develop heart disease. Disadvantages: compression of the heart, this pressure can be borne by healthy people, some patients should avoid. Suitable for the crowd: the best sleeping position for pregnant women is to the left, supine easy to affect breathing, the right side is easy to oppress the fetus. Undesirable crowd: patients suffering from stomach disease, acute liver disease, gallstones should not use the left side of the bed, which is easy to compress the heart, stomach. Right side lying: 25% of people choose to lie on the right side. Advantages: allows maximum relaxation of the muscles of the whole body, and does not compress the heart, but also help the stomach food to the duodenum. This is also traditionally considered a better sleeping position, the so-called “lying like a bow”. Disadvantages: The right side of the lung lesions should not be used. Suitable people: some poor blood circulation, cold function is weak, fear of cold when sleeping, the body slightly bent to the right side of sleep is very suitable. Undesirable crowd: people with right lung lesions. Prone: only about 5% of people choose to lie down. Advantages: allows the spine to maintain a natural physiological curvature, reducing the occurrence of spinal lesions. Disadvantages: compression of the heart and lungs, affecting breathing. Undesirable crowd: heart disease, hypertension, cerebral thrombosis patients. [Source: red network synthesis] [Author: Liu Shaolong] [Editor: Wang Pingping]