My puppy paws trick works like a charm when I cant sleep other people call them T-Rex arms

Who sleeps deeper or sweeter than a puppy?This essential truth is at the heart, or paw, of a viral sleeping hack.Pablo Herrera demonstrated the canine-inspired trick — also known as “T-Rex arms” — on TikTok.Looking restless in his frightfully bright bedroom, the influencer rose, removed his pillow, and, folded his hands into paw position, tucking his wrists under his chest and settles down for sleep.“This works like a charm, I don’t know why,” he wrote in the caption for the video, which has amassed more than 2 million likes.But sleep experts have some thoughts on why puppy paws may pave the way to slumberland.“If this position reduces anxious thoughts about sleep, it may be a helpful distraction,” psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, told The Post.“Anything that has a calming effect, and takes your mind off of the ‘why can’t I fall asleep!??!’ type of thinking is helpful.”Changing positions when you’re feeling fitful can often operate as a reset button for the central nervous system, relieving pressure on joints and muscles, disrupting spiral thinking, and bringing the focus back to the body.The puppy paws position can be accessed by lying on the stomach or side and mimics the feeling of being contained and restrained as swaddled infants, creating a sense of comfort and subverting the body’s stress response.Similar to the effects of a weighted blanket of gentle pressure therapy, puppy paws puts light compression on the torso, which can activate the body’s ‘rest and digest’ mode.

While Herrera ditches his pillow in pursuit of puppy paws, the hack is bettered by a bolster.To sleep max with the power of the paws, experts recommend placing a thin pillow or blanket under the arms to reduce wrist pressure and eliminate neck strain.Paw participants should unclench their fists, allowing their hands to relax.The hack is particularly effective for stom...