How The 'T. Rex' Sleeping Position Can Hurt Your Health
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Key Points:
- Sleeping with arms bent and curled close to the chest, known as the "T. rex position," can cause nerve compression in the elbows or wrists, leading to numbness, tingling, and shoulder stiffness, which may worsen over time and cause lasting nerve damage.
- Warning signs include persistent numbness, weakness, shooting pain, difficulty gripping objects, or frequent dropping of items, indicating the need for medical evaluation and early treatment to prevent permanent damage.
- The curled position often reflects the body's subconscious response to stress, anxiety, or chronic pain, as a protective posture during sleep that signals a nervous system on high alert.
- Simple interventions to retrain sleep posture include using barriers like a towel wrapped around the elbow, wrist braces, pillows between arms
