I’m a very young 70s, but my neck thinks I’m 100. I was just diagnosed with arthritis in my neck and there are some small bones spurs. I also have sciatica that affects my right thigh and lower back so I can’t sleep on my side like I used to because it hurts my leg no matter what side I sleep on which is really strange.

I’ve been trying to sleep on my back however, after an hour or two the back of my head in the center starts hurting in the Tried every kind of pillow from memory foam to thin two not so thin PT does not seem to help I do take some Tylenol. Arthritis which barely helps, So I trying to find the best way to sleep. I can’t really put any pressure on the curve of my neck cause that is where the bone spurs are and apparently what’s happening is the spurs are pressing up against my nerves, causing the pain in the back of my neck and the base and once the pain starts I’m stuck with it all night going into the next morning.

I do do stretches gently. I do gentle head movements. I use a lot of ice doing everything that I can and research. My doctor tells me there’s not very much that we can be done. I’m getting older the calcification and the bone spurs are there and maintenance is the only thing I can hope for however I’m barely sleeping 3 to 4 hours a night because of the pain, any suggestions would certainly be great to help to reduce the pain find a better sleeping position, which cannot be on my side. It has to be on my back. I’m just at a loss and getting very frustrated. I do not want to take heavy duty pain meds. I use several different creams around my neck and shoulder, but now becauuse am laying on my back my head in the center starts to hurt cause I’m just in one position all night long again thank you for reading this if they have any suggestions, I Would be so grateful.