If you're one of the nearly two thirds of adults who experience back problems, you fully understand the challenges of even the simplest of tasks. Walking, bending, sitting for long periods of time, and even sneezing can cause agonizing back pain. And since back problems are among the most difficult medical problems to diagnose, back pain often lingers for years, or even decades.

Even with simple daily tasks hindered by back pain, there's nothing worse than losing a good night's sleep due to back problems. There's no question that back problems are extremely hard to diagnose. However, there are a few easy, inexpensive solutions which can help your back pain and allow you a good nights rest.

Interestingly, the manner in which you sleep can cause you to toss and turn and feel non-refreshed, even after a full eight hours devoted to sleep. Most back problems and back pain are attributed to poor posture and misalignment due to improper lifting, sitting for long periods of time, and other activities. Therefore, it stands to reason you should ensure your body alignment and posture while sleeping aren't contributing to or even causing your back pain.

How To Ensure Proper Sleep Alignment

One of the best ways to minimize back pain is to sleep with proper alignment. You may prefer to sleep on your side, back, or your stomach - fortunately it doesn't matter. You can achieve proper spinal alignment and eliminate pressure on your back. Simple ergonomic solutions can help you maintain good sleep posture and help you wake up refreshed.

Simply adding a memory foam pad to your mattress is one such solution. Memory foam pads rest on top of your mattress and are designed to gently conform to your entire body, thereby removing pressure from your lower back and neck. Similarly, a contoured "lumbar (spine) pad" provides continuous lower back support and helps compensate for less than ideal sleeping surfaces. Also, countoured pillows function in much the same manner, preventing neck and back pain by conforming the head and spine into proper alignment.

Even with the seeming epidemic of back problems and back pain, the good news is there are simple, economic solutions readily available. Chances are, your back pain is being caused by a very simple alignment problem resulting from your sleeping posture. You can greatly reduce back pain and help heal back problems with proper sleep alignment, and eliminate back pain and back problems from once again robbing you of a good night's sleep.