Correction of the lying posture
If the lying posture itself is thought to cause neck pain, it needs to be investigated for each person individually, largely by trial and error. Consult a credentialed member or associate of the McKenzie Institute (see Appendix A). But there is one position that requires further discussion. Some people like to sleep lying facedown; many of these people frequently wake up with a pain in the neck or with a headache, which wears off as the day progresses. Other than this, they seem to have no neck problems.
While its owner is lying facedown, the head is usually turned to one side. In this position some of the joints, especially in the upper neck, reach the maximum possible degree of turning or come very close to it . Consequently, this position places great strains on the soft tissues surrounding
the joints of the neck and the soft tissues of the joints between the upper neck and the head.
If you sleep lying facedown and awake with pain in the neck or with a headache, you must avoid lying facedown. In addition, you should perform exercises for the neck, in particular Exercises 1, 2, and 6 .This is to ensure that you can retract the head and can extend the neck properly and that you have an adequate range of movement when turning the head.
