Rest is best, no matter how you get it Credit: Getty Images / Tom Merton Updated April 28, 2021
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Forget Martin Craneâs tatty, tape-covered chair from
Frasier, Joeyâs beloved leather beast from
Friends, and your Granddadâs ragged tufted throne. Recliners are no longer the ugly duckling of home furnishingsâand thereâs generally no need to feel guilty about using one for a bed, either, say medical professionals.
Dr. Deanna OâDwyer, a biology professor and owner of Melrose Family Chiropractic & Sports Injury Centre in Massachusetts, says, âSleep is very reparative physically and neurologicallyâif you donât get sleep, it can lead to a lot of different dysfunctions. I tell my patients that any way they can get sleep is probably better than not sleeping.â