Spinal health is critical to general physical wellbeing. Like a mast on a ship, the spinal column directs and controls movement. Its stability is vital, and its maintenance is a constant task that needs to be consciously addressed each day. One need not scan medical journals for studies and statistics on the back, the importance of a high-performing spine is known, the task now is to ensure its health.

Many individuals do not have the time or energy to be working on their spine during the course of the day, this is just as well, your best chance at improving spine and back health is to learn to sleep the spine-healthy way.

Well known advice from physicians suggests that humans should give themselves six to eight hours of sleep per night. There is a school of thought that says that one may catch up on their slumber at a later time and make up for sleep deficits incurred during a night of sleeplessness. To be clear: be it from work or play, slumber lost is not slumber that can be “made-up.” » Read more: Healthy Spines Through Smart Sleeping