Healthy or responsible for hurting you? Our guide explains whether hammocking is the best way to get a better night’s sleep when camping from a return health perspective.
Want to exchange your heavy tents for something lighter, but worry it might be bad for you back?
In recent years, the popularity of hammocking has exploded throughout the world. But if you are new to hammocking games, you might have some questions you want to answer before deciding to turn on your sleep system.
One of the most common questions raised about Happy Hammockers here in my open country is as follows: sleeping on a bad hammock for you back?
While we will be happy to give you a definite answer here and now, the truth is it’s not so simple. It’s so, read on and all will be revealed in a short response, free BS for the question “Is the hammock bad for you back?”!
Good: health benefits sleep in hammocks
Do hammocks good for your back (and, indeed, the rest)? Below, we have registered several potential health benefits sleeping in hammocks:
1) zero-pressure-point bed
Sleeping on the bed can put pressure on your back, buttocks, and shoulders. The big mattress discussed many of these sleep problems, but they were expensive and, of course, were not available when camping Hammock. (Unless you are crazy. If you, drink extra mimosa for our sad sods that are the darted!)
For many people, the bed means more pressure points between your body and sleep surface. However, if you sleep in a hammock, you spread the pressure for the length and width of your body when you rest. The cloth is in accordance with your body instead of your body according to a harder surface. This helps reduce pressure when you get your night’s rest.
2) sleep stability
When sleeping in a hammock, wrapped inside the hammock fabric makes throwing and changing more difficult. Given that switching in your sleep is one of the main causes of nocturnal back pain, a more stable sleeping position, the bed provided can be well able to cure the pain and pain that you have built for years.
Do you have existing back pain? Your doctor may have told you that the ideal sleeping position to fight your back problems is on your back with a head slightly lifted. Because hammocks do not leave alternatives, it reduces the risk of sabering your back welfare by shifting into suboptimal positions at night.
3) Align your spine
One of the main causes of back pain while sleeping is misalignment of the spine. Because of the “cradling effect” of a limiting hammock movement, your back is much less likely to switch to a position that induces pain when you sleep.
4) Deeper sleep
The soft rocking movement provided by the hammock can induce a deeper sleep state. They can also help you fall asleep faster.
The vestibular system tells the brain movement and orientation of your brain (among others). A soothing Sway seems to affect your vestibular system in a good way when you sleep, like when shaking a baby to sleep.
Poor: Why Hammocking may not be so brilliant
We will not cover the bottom of this post if we do not throw away this warning and the necessary distinguations: In some cases, sleeping in the hammock is not recommended.
The main potential shortcoming to use hammock is as follows:
1) exacerbation of existing problems
For people with pre-existing back problems, Hammocking might not provide a gold ticket for good sleep. In fact, those who have conditions such as pitted spinal nerves or scoliosis are more likely to worsen their conditions.
2) lower back problems
All humans are created equal, but all bodies are made with various habits and privileges that make both the same. And some of them, unfortunately, just don’t be careful with sleep experience in the air.
Most people tend to find hammocks are very helpful in terms of back problems or at least not suffering from bad effects. However, a small percentage will find that the bow in the hammock curve causes pain in their lower back.
If you have back problems in the past or have doubts, we suggest you ask your doctor before you consider turning on the routine at night and for sure before you sleep in the long term Hammock.
3) human error
Sleeping on camping mattresses is easy. You expand it, throw it in your tent, and Hey Presto! -You happy to go (sleep)! However, when sleeping on a hammock, a little more care is needed to ensure your settings are comfortable and optimized to sleep-free problems with respect to …
Useful: How to Set Hang Back Healthy
Nothing is more likely to lead on an uncomfortable night in a hammock than the wrong setting.
Below, we have added a few tips to help you manage to succeed:
1) Learn the rope
Setting your right hammock will allow you to fall asleep faster and open the way to satisfy, sleep deeper. This topic is covered in more detail in our posts on safe and healthy hanging practices. For now, we will only repeat the main points.
First, check your angle, make sure the angle between the rope and your anchor is about 30 degrees. Second, make sure the bottom of your hammock is around 18-20 inches from the ground when you are in it. Third, make sure all your hardware is suitable for tasks, checking the heavy capacity of hammock and rope and making sure your anchor is sturdy.
2) Pillow
Use a pillow (or clothes jam into the item sack while camping) for your neck when you sleep. You might think that you don’t need something to help support your neck and head when held in the air with a cloth and rope, but you feel absenteeism quickly on a hammock.
3) Lying diagonally
Diagonal sleep in your hammock creates more space and allows you to stretch enough for your muscles to relax. Lying this way also reduces “drooping” in the fabric curve.
4) Use the mat or less perfect
Place your land mat or not perfect in a hammock. It will lend more support and layers of soft foam bearings or fabrics between your body and material.
5) Under Knee Support
Place a pillow or blanket (or jacket during a jacket) under your knee for additional back support.
Verdict: sleeping on a hammock is good for your back or bad?
There are many benefits of anecdotal and negative about hanging sleep out there. However, most online information comes from Hammock companies. They, can be predicted, do not provide a view that is completely impartial on the actual effects that their merchandise can have on the body or offer any suggestions that the hammock can actually cause back pain for some sleeping people.
Take it home?
Take this sublime claim (often) with a pinch of salt, please note that everyone will respond differently from the hammocking experience, and destroy yourself so that hammocking gently, start with a shorter daytime session before trying to pull all-nighter. In time, we are sure, 95% of you will shake your trip to many comfortable nights, free pain, and deep sleep.
Do you like our posts? Are you tempted to try hammock on your next trip? Or have you decided to stay with your tent? Do we miss something? Tell us in the comments below!
