Best Sleeping Positions for Over 50

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024

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  • @BobandBrad
    @BobandBrad  Год назад +2

    For more tips on sleeping positions check out our video "The Best & Worst Sleep Position As You Age According To Mayo Clinic"- ruclips.net/video/iVHnZrLw5rM/видео.html

  • @lildwaekki
    @lildwaekki Год назад +30

    me watching this at the age of 27 but my body feels like it’s over 50 lol

    • @Rositasparks
      @Rositasparks Год назад +10

      I am 50 and my body feels like a 27 year old because I listen yo these guys, follow their advise and care for your body while you are young. Prevention is key ❤

    • @TheDriftwoodlover
      @TheDriftwoodlover Год назад +1

      😂🤣😂

    • @bewarkurdsh7299
      @bewarkurdsh7299 Год назад

      Bro im 14/9/1998 oky let me tell you something my shoulder are clicking my lower back pop my feet 🦶 look like broken if walking to much and wait my left ear 👂 it looks like Feeling im a daft And working a 12 h /7 d. And 0 bank account. after all of this sometimes i say come on man you’ just a 24 what’s wrong with you life is good 😂

    • @aminacheema2588
      @aminacheema2588 Год назад

      ​@@bewarkurdsh7299⁰😊🎉

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      Oh shoot! Hopefully some of our videos will get your body back to feeling better!

  • @ElanaEarthsea
    @ElanaEarthsea Год назад +4

    I'm 33 and I get into such awkward sleeping positions that I found my way to this video. Another super helpful one from Bob and Brad.
    Trust me, all ages need this kind of advice!

  • @elmer6123
    @elmer6123 Год назад +10

    I'm 80 years old and was already confused before the two-minute mark. "...if you fall asleep and don't want the pillow below your legs, just pull it out..." Huh? When I'm asleep my right brain is, most of the time, smart enough to keep me from rolling out of bed, but it is not smart enough to reach under the covers and pull out or adjust pillows. That complex operation requires my left brain, which only functions when I'm awake.
    Even worse, while I'm asleep my right brain is sending all sorts of weird signals to my muscles, causing my body to assume various positions on my back and sides, (never on my stomach) which means that I rarely end up where I started, so those extra pillows in any given starting position are rarely going to do much good an hour or two later. What works best for me is sleeping on a firm surface, just slightly softer than a carpeted floor, and using a single goose-down pillow that squishes down to about one to two inches under the weight of my head. If I happen to wake up on my side, my left brain will direct me to fold the pillow in half to double thickness to reduce neck bending, and if I happen to wake up after rolling onto my back, my left brain will direct me to locate the pillow, fluff it up, and place it back under my head.
    In spite of my prostate and sciatica problems, I manage to get enough sleep to stay healthy enough to avoid my doctor but once or twice a year. He'll just say, keep doing what you're doing because it seems to be working.

  • @ZZ-dm1so
    @ZZ-dm1so Год назад +5

    Yes , hope Bob is doing well 🙏🏼 , please give updates!

  • @elcehl
    @elcehl Год назад +10

    We love Brad, great explanations for each problem👍

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      Happy to hear it, thank you for watching!

  • @bunnyjames3828
    @bunnyjames3828 Год назад +8

    I use the long u-shape pregnancy pillow. It supports my head, free arm and splits the legs apart while side sleeping. I am 81 and it is convenient and effective.

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Great to hear, thank you for sharing!

  • @francesbrown850
    @francesbrown850 Год назад +2

    Haven’t watched B&B for a while. Ive just watched two vids and I’m back into it! Very very good. Layman’s language and very practical. Thank you!

  • @missshopper25
    @missshopper25 Год назад +3

    Thanks for the recommendations Mike and Brad! Hi Bob!! I will definitely try some of these sleeping positions for myself! Have a wonderful day guys! See y'all next video!! Toodles!

  • @BantiarnaMacRaghnaill
    @BantiarnaMacRaghnaill Год назад +7

    What is this elusive "sleep" of which you speak?

  • @marilyneves8856
    @marilyneves8856 Год назад +3

    Great advice guy's!

  • @cindyneff6499
    @cindyneff6499 Год назад +7

    This would have been helpful 8 hours ago. 😂 I will def use these tonight. Stomach sleeping is a hard habit to break. I have GERD, so I do sleep propped up sometimes, but how do I keep from sliding down?

    • @lildwaekki
      @lildwaekki Год назад +3

      a fellow gerd sufferer lol I woke up today and my throat was burning because I forgot to prop myself up last night 😭😂

    • @cindyneff6499
      @cindyneff6499 Год назад

      @@lildwaekki awww! That 😞

    • @LissaIngram
      @LissaIngram Год назад +1

      The thing that keeps me from sliding down is using the wedge for the knees in addition to the upper body wedge. It can be a bit of a production to get them both situated, but it does work. It kind of mimics that “weightless” position some of the mechanical bed frames can do.

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      Better late then never!

  • @vivianliulovesproofs
    @vivianliulovesproofs 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi! My father has mitral regurgitation, was wondering if he should use the heartburn sleep position or another one? Thank you so much!

  • @NaveedKharal
    @NaveedKharal Год назад +3

    Thanks😊

  • @alinakowalczyk1161
    @alinakowalczyk1161 Год назад +6

    Bardzo dobre porady ❤

  • @annhigginbotham281
    @annhigginbotham281 Год назад +1

    Great show today. I really enjoyed it.

  • @emarti2930
    @emarti2930 Год назад +1

    Dear Brad & Mike: I’ve watched your videos about sleep positions and pillows but I still have an ongoing pain in the neck-worse than ever right now.
    I’m 61, use a CPAP and used to slept quite soundly with the old memory foam bed. It had no bounce-like a bag of cement-and it wasn’t always kind to my lower back but I slept soundly. I used 2 pillows: a cervical pillow which worked great for my neck, plus a large pillow for hugging (I’ve had both rotator cuffs repaired).
    10 months ago we bought a Sleep Number adjustable bed. He sleeps just fine! It came with a memory foam pillow; seemed nice enough but right from Go I had pain/tightness in my neck/upper back. I couldn’t seem to find the right position so I tossed the new pillow and resumed my cervical and huggy pillow. Flat on my back with the cervical pillow destroys my neck/shoulders the next morning. It’s a tiny bit better if I sleep on the very flat huggy pillow, instead. I’m careful to place my head AND upper shoulders on the flat pillow.
    My best position is on my right side, but my exposed arm goes numb eventually so I wake often.
    A weird thing; bed seems higher in the center, because if I lay on my side facing the edge I am balanced and sleep fine… but if I face the center my body feels like it’s pulling towards the bed edge. Current Sleep Number setting is 85, and I’m no longer raising my upper body.
    Last few days I’ve had a wicked sharp pain in my neck; I’d guess a pinched nerve or something. Clearly I’m reinjuring my neck every night, straining it badly. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I don’t want to end up chronically injured-a bad disc-and wonder if I need a chiropractor. I’m virtually afraid of the bed, since I’m not sleeping well and waking up feeling awful.
    Does it sound to you guys like a bed issue? Pillows? Angle? I invite other viewers have experienced this to comment, too, please. I love your channel and recommend it to all my achy, over-50 friends. Thanks very much in advance for whatever insight you can give.

  • @charliebrown3404
    @charliebrown3404 8 месяцев назад

    It seems when we were young, we didn't worry to much about what positions we slept in...now, as an oldie, the body clearly tells you what positions are a no-no...so, thank you for your advice!...comfy sleeping position, less pain....less pain, better life...better life, more productive

  • @fingerprint5511
    @fingerprint5511 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you guys for NOT excluding older folk in this youth-obsessed society.

  • @RJones-tn5vg
    @RJones-tn5vg Год назад +7

    Do older folks still share the bed with their spouses or do they sleep in pillow fortresses?

    • @michele1442
      @michele1442 Год назад +1

      😂🤣😂I was thinking the same! So many pillows.

    • @TheDriftwoodlover
      @TheDriftwoodlover Год назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @justine3769
      @justine3769 Год назад +1

      Good question, how do you cuddle or spoon with all of those pillows?

    • @vahid-T
      @vahid-T Год назад +1

      Glad you said that I am 62 couldn’t understand why she doesn’t want to sleep with me it seems that’s the normal

    • @RJones-tn5vg
      @RJones-tn5vg Год назад +1

      @@vahid-T I'm 41 and my husband and I sleep in the same bed, but not necessarily at the same time. I think I snore too much and he's not able to get good rest next to me. I'm about to get a cpap machine and wouldn't be mad at this point if he asked me to sleep in another part of the house.

  • @shdwbnndbyyt
    @shdwbnndbyyt Год назад +3

    The thumbnail image is how I sleep... except I use a longer body pillow under my arm and wrap the one end under the small of my back. The slight tension really helps minimize/eliminate backaches and it keeps that part of my back nice and warm with no cold drafts on it.

  • @nariu7times328
    @nariu7times328 Год назад

    This was very helpful thankyou!

  • @rosalindagarcia5062
    @rosalindagarcia5062 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you!!!

  • @LuciClark-ip7gy
    @LuciClark-ip7gy Год назад

    I can't find the recommendation for a bolster that you strapped around the waist in a previous video. Can you provide the information, please? Really enjoy your channel!

  • @abbynormal7525
    @abbynormal7525 Год назад +3

    I want that wedge pillow for the legs. I have the other one and it is good for back. If I have one pillow out of place when I sleep, I’m basically out of commission for days. My back hurts, I can’t sleep because of that. Thanks I’m done complaining 😉

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Here is the link for the wedge pillow: amzn.to/45bwGMi in case you're interested!

  • @shawmutt
    @shawmutt Год назад +1

    I have a nice pillow that's a wedge with an arm hole in it. It lets me sleep on my side and prevents acid reflux.

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      Great! Do you have a link for it?

    • @shawmutt
      @shawmutt Год назад

      @@BobandBrad Whelp, youtube didn't like my comment apparently. Google "MedCline Acid Reflux Relief System".

  • @marysnider9024
    @marysnider9024 Год назад

    Thanks for the info

  • @sharonmitchel1377
    @sharonmitchel1377 10 месяцев назад +1

    I have GERD but there is no way I could sleep with that wedge. We bought an adjustable bed and that doesn’t work either. I slide down in my sleep to get off that angle and onto the flat area!
    Imitate try the pillow under my feet. The lateral hip pain is so annoying!

  • @SeaStarGazer1111
    @SeaStarGazer1111 10 месяцев назад

    @Bob & Brad, can you recommend a good pillow for side/back sleeping to keep spine in alignment? Is there a cervical pillow that is good for that?

  • @willmallory9085
    @willmallory9085 Год назад

    Excellent video Team

  • @youtube-jenny806
    @youtube-jenny806 Год назад

    Thank you so much for the great videos! I've been doing alot of reading on Spondylolisthesis ( vertebra that slides forward) and Retrolisthesis ( Vertebra that slides backward). Was wondering the term used when a vertebra slides or moves from side to side? I have a ligament/muscle pulling my Spinous Process out of alignment from the side. Would very much appreciate any advice! Thank you!

  • @TheDriftwoodlover
    @TheDriftwoodlover Год назад

    I’m getting warm just looking at all those pillows

  • @patm01
    @patm01 Год назад +2

    I've tried using pillows between the knees and also between the feet in the past. That's fine if you stay in one position all night long, but impossible to shift under the covers when you turn from one side to another or move a leg or foot. Any suggestions?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Yeah, you have to readjust when you move!

  • @melissah7734
    @melissah7734 8 месяцев назад

    This does work, thank you Jesus and these guys for delivering Jesus ' message to us

  • @craftwithmay
    @craftwithmay Год назад +1

    While I can sometimes sleep on my back if head and legs elevated enough, I tend to sleep most comfortably on that stomach/side hybrid. I currently use a U shaped pillow that was billed as good for rotator cuff tear recovery (and I’m now 5mo post scar tissue removal surgery) how can I best support that top arm and shoulder on side/stomach hybrid?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Have you tried the tunnel? Here's more videos to try: www.youtube.com/@BobandBrad/search?query=side%20sleeping

  • @lindalovelady7063
    @lindalovelady7063 Год назад +2

    How do you get all those pillows under covers in colder weather?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Put them under first before the covers :)

  • @larryb8022
    @larryb8022 Год назад +2

    How is Bob?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      He is doing well, thank you!

  • @007trudig
    @007trudig 10 месяцев назад

    I'm a back sleeper, now, and getting TMJ. Any connection?

  • @melissacoulter3996
    @melissacoulter3996 Год назад +2

    I am 42 and sleep on my stomach and notice that my face is practically smushed into the pillow. My head doesn’t seem to be just on its side and I’ve noticed over the last year my right eye is changing shape and is getting even more hooded than my left! My left eye is more almond shape while the right(smooshed) is more rainbow shaped on the top lid! I’m 42.. I workout daily pretty hard, use great skincare, minimal wrinkles, so the issue with my eyes is pretty noticeable, especially because I wear false lashes daily and if I don’t manipulate my liner and lashes it’s just ridiculous. How do you completely change how you sleep??? I already sleep very little and wake up frequently! I have back issues and when I try to sleep on my back, when I get up my back hurts bad! My issue is my lumbar naturally wants to curve in instead of being flat and that’s what hurts. I have to bend and push my lumbar up and out to relieve the pain because even standing it curves in. I have great posture(a grandma who yelled when we were young if we didn’t) so it’s not that! I’m at a loss… I just read sciatica(also currently flared) can be from stress/emotional stress, is that true?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      It is difficult to change any habit, repetition is the best course of action! It can cause a flare up, will add this to our to do list.

  • @evasochocki5209
    @evasochocki5209 Год назад +2

    What's the best position for lordosis?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Will add this to our to do list!

  • @timmylozza4611
    @timmylozza4611 Год назад +3

    I find it pretty much impossible to sleep on my back its either gotta be flat on ma face or on the side

  • @leontinen9689
    @leontinen9689 10 месяцев назад

    The problem with all these different pillow configurations is that many people rotate to all sides during the night and all the pillows are in the way.

  • @virginiawallace6966
    @virginiawallace6966 Год назад +1

    I'm asleep! I know I sleep in all positions just to get asleep. I wake up the same way changing positions before I wake up!]

  • @maryriley7816
    @maryriley7816 Год назад +1

    How do I know whether or not a soft bed would be better, afraid to spend hundreds & it not working. I toss & turn nightly - feels like the bed which is medium soft is honestly too hard.

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      This is a very hard decision what's right for you individually.

  • @barbarabrown5709
    @barbarabrown5709 Год назад +1

    I use no pillow under my head if I lay on stomach but I do put one under the shoulder my face is on

  • @needAdarlingMadlyinLUVwithme
    @needAdarlingMadlyinLUVwithme 7 месяцев назад

    Is it bad to put head on one shoulder while side sleeping ? imagine there is nothing to use.

  • @Basieeee
    @Basieeee 6 месяцев назад

    Lol these are my 2 main sleeping positions 😭

  • @cerebralassassin777
    @cerebralassassin777 Год назад +2

    I’m 21 and sleep like the thumbnail and my friends always ask why I have so many pillows😭

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      LOL, pillows are our friends!

  • @cjdflkj
    @cjdflkj Год назад

    Improve sleep by demanding an end to time change!

  • @sisqui1950
    @sisqui1950 Год назад

    Sometimes I will put my head over the edge of the bed a little, which helps the neck and back, then after half an hour, a lot of strain goes away. Then I can sleep really well on my back. I have no idea why this works ?????

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Great suggestion! It could be helping like hanging helps with shoulders. Whatever works, don't change it!

  • @MR-rw3vc
    @MR-rw3vc Год назад +2

    "or take them (pillows) from your kids"😆

  • @barbarabrown5709
    @barbarabrown5709 Год назад

    Table spoon of apple cider vinegar in 8oz water drink twice a day and after several days heart burn probably will be gone

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Thanks for sharing! We have done a video on this as well

  • @againstjebelallawz
    @againstjebelallawz Год назад +1

    You don't have to have a head pillow or move your face to the side while sleeping on your stomach! Otherwise, good video!

  • @judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654
    @judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654 Год назад +1

    Very strange! I don’t have any video. Just audio.

  • @krugmeister7301
    @krugmeister7301 Год назад +1

    And I'm 50 ...And feeling like 60!!😪😪🤯😖😣😓

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад

      Hopefully our videos can help that! Best of luck!

  • @PotatoVampireTaco
    @PotatoVampireTaco Год назад

    I have a 4 feet teddy bear I napped on top the other day and I woke up with the worst neck and shoulder pain. 😭

  • @pear7777
    @pear7777 11 месяцев назад

    Back sleeping gives me wierd dreams.

  • @zerozero5027
    @zerozero5027 Год назад

    Sleep awww sleep….💤 ..

  • @barryobrien7935
    @barryobrien7935 Год назад +2

    Am I the only one who thinks Brad is HOT?

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      LOL, thanks for sharing that! We are sure you cannot be the only one! I'm sure his wife feels the same way :)

  • @Obeijin
    @Obeijin Год назад

    I'm a toss & turner ...

  • @Tina-ht9ff
    @Tina-ht9ff Год назад +1

    With all due respect these are unsustainable .. what happens when you need to move ?? Put your faith in Jesus .. By Jesus ‘ wounds we were healed 🙏🏽💙

  • @Yourdeadmeat69
    @Yourdeadmeat69 11 месяцев назад

    I have RBBB. There's no fixing my heart's limited, possibly even congenital electrical system misfires BUT..... I get better oxygenation sleeping lightly on my left side 45% elevated propped with pillows, scoring 96% versus 92% saturation, pulse rate 57 versus 62 on my pulsometer. Wondrously, I also awake pain free from a musculoskeletal standpoint, plus I'm much more rested with better aeration. It's easier for me to go all night nose breathing.
    And a colder room puts more 02 in the lungs.
    I experimented around with positioning and a pulsometer. I bet everybody's different. But this really works for me and seems it took 5% load off my heart. I'm 77 and otherwise metabolically healthy.
    I now get out of bed with a bit more spring in my step.
    At 77 I need all the spring I can get! I might just be the smartest dead body in the morgue, but like you guys teach it's the simple tune-ups that make you as good as you can be.
    For what it's worth.

  • @gracevelox9883
    @gracevelox9883 Год назад +1

    Am having spondylosis and sincerely my feet hurt a lot when I walk for long, or even when insit in a chair and leave my legs hanging they swell, what's this ,

    • @BobandBrad
      @BobandBrad  Год назад +1

      We would suggest you see your physician for a proper examination!

  • @carolwilliams6633
    @carolwilliams6633 8 месяцев назад

    I have sleep by # bed. I change firmest every night.

  • @lynneward8845
    @lynneward8845 11 месяцев назад

    Love all the options, thank you!!