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Sleep positions for your neck

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To help prevent neck pain, use a pillow that keeps your neck straight, neither too high nor too flat. Use a pillow that doesn't force your head forward when you lie on your back and that allows you to align your nose with the center of your body when you lie on your side.

Primary Medical Reviewer William M. Green, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Robert B. Keller, MD
- Orthopedics
Last Updated August 24, 2006

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Last Updated: August 24, 2006
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