Why do my obliques ache terribly after sleeping in a weird twisted position?

Why do my obliques ache terribly after sleeping in a weird twisted position?

1. Introduction Waking up with a terrible ache in the oblique muscles after sleeping in a twisted position is the result of prolonged, asymmetrical mechanical stretching and localized tissue ischemia. Maintaining a distorted spinal rotation for several hours restricts capillary blood flow to the elongated side while severely compressing the shortened side, leading to acute … Read more