You want the entire bed to be at an incline.
Inclined bed therapy.
Raising the head of the bed by 6 inches also known as inclined bed therapy can benefit many health problems including back pain digestive problems and sleep apnea.
The health benefits of sleeping on an angle.
Inclined bed therapy may also ease symptoms associated with alzheimer s diabetes glaucoma migraines multiple sclerosis sleep apnea acid reflux edema varicose veins and more in plants the interplay between gravity and varying density of fluids is what causes the sap to circulate up and down in a perpetual loop.
Inclined bed therapy or i b t.
Was used by the ancient egyptians 4000 years ago.
Since the early dynastic period at least beds frames were of unequal length with the bed sloping slightly from head towards the foot end.
It may feel strange at first and you want to be comfortable enough to get a good night s sleep so start with a six inch rise and work your way up from there.
No not like a hospital bed where it bends in the middle.
When you sleep your brain detoxifies itself through the glymphatic system.
The main benefit behind inclined bed therapy is improved circulation of blood and lymph simply by gravity.
To practice inclined bed therapy you want to elevate the head of your bed between six and nine inches so that your head is 10 to 30 elevated.
Health conditions that may benefit from inclined bed therapy.
Instead of sleeping on a flat surface the bed is at a slight incline of 3 5 to 5 degrees.
Gravity inclined sleeping is exactly what it sounds like.