Pain & Complaints While Sleeping

How do I choose the best pillow? The top tips for 2026

Choosing a good pillow is essential for a healthy night’s sleep. It optimally supports your head and neck, prevents neck and headaches, and helps y...

Migraine

Migraine is a severe form of headache. It is characterized by attacks of intense, often nauseating and throbbing headache. These can last from several hours to several days. There are various types of migraine, the main ones being: Classic migraine and common migraine.

Back Pain

A distinction is made between lower back pain and upper back pain. Upper back pain refers to complaints roughly from the shoulders to the waist...

Tension Headache

Tension Headaches What are tension headaches? Causes What can you do about tension headaches? Improve your sleeping position Reduce neck-strain...

Prevention and Prognosis

The prognosis of back pain strongly depends on the prevention measures taken. Below is first a summary of prevention options followed by detail...

Back Pain and Discomfort from Sleeping

Impact of the Wrong Sleeping Position on the Back Sleeping in the wrong position can lead to a stiff back and back pain. The same applies to...

Recovering from a hernia and sleeping well

Recovery from a hernia takes time. Damage has occurred in all the layers because the tear runs across the annulus. This damage heals best when the stresses in the annulus are no higher than necessary. This is the case when the spinal and neck vertebrae are in a neutral position.

Stenosis

The word stenosis means narrowing. Narrowings can occur in various places in the back. Here we list them and explain whether, and if so what, can be done about it.

Sciatica

Sciatica is sometimes diagnosed, but it is actually not a diagnosis but a symptom: pain in the leg that radiates in a specific way from the back. Read how to manage sciatica and how to sleep with sciatica.

Neck Pain Caused by Sleeping Wrongly

With an incorrect sleeping position, the neck is not in a neutral alignment. This is clearly visible when sleeping on the stomach: the head is turned, often completely sideways on the mattress. When sleeping on the side, it is less obvious, but even then the neck is often not properly aligned for a long time.

Headache originating from the neck

Headaches originating from the neck The places in the neck where headaches can originate The influence of your sleeping position How should you ...

Hernia and back pain

Hernia and Spit are conditions that cause severe back pain and sometimes leg pain. They can be so similar that the general practitioner cannot make a diagnosis.

Both conditions have a common cause: fibers in the intervertebral disc tear. This does not happen ‘just like that’; a process precedes it. ‘Internal leaks’ in the intervertebral disc play an important role in this. These leaks can often be reduced with special exercises. This promotes recovery and prevents recurrences.

Additionally, sleeping with a body pillow helps. This way, the back is not twisted and can recover from the strain of the day. This reduces back pain and speeds up recovery.