Want Fewer Morning Aches? You Might Need to Change the Way You Sleep

February 19, 2026
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Ever wake up with a sore lower back or achy shoulders that just ruin the rest of your day? Or get up from bed and try to greet the morning, only to find your neck is too stiff to turn to the window?

Morning muscle pain along your spine is often the result of hours of improper support while sleeping, says Ellen Wermter, a nurse practitioner who runs Restorative Sleep Medicine, a sleep clinic in Virginia. One easy way to guard against it, say medical experts, is to focus on your sleep posture.

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