What is the posture of lying down?

Lying position is usually divided into supine position, semi-sitting position, lateral position and prone position. The most commonly used method is supine position, which is suitable for most patients, but special patients must adopt other supine positions. When there are tumors and wounds on the back, waist or buttocks, prone position is usually adopted, which is not suitable for supine position or lateral position.

Advantages of lying position

There are many benefits of supine sleep, which can prevent or reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, prevent cervical spondylosis and improve face shape. The supine position is beneficial to promote the blood return of lower limbs to the heart, thus ensuring the blood supply of important tissues of the heart and brain and reducing the incidence of myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis.

In supine position, the cervical vertebra is in normal physiological radian, which can improve cervical deformity and prevent cervical spondylosis, such as relieving hyperosteogeny. Supine position is beneficial to delay facial aging. This is because when lying on your back, the respiratory tract is unobstructed, you can inhale more oxygen, improve the blood circulation of your face, thus reducing facial wrinkles, making your skin less prone to aging and less senile plaques.