Force myself to sleep on my back

For side sleeping, body pillow at the back is crucial for avoiding additional back pain! It gives you some additional support so you twist your back less, and you don’t wake some to reposition because your muscles have stopped supporting your position when you fall asleep. There are some wedge shaped body pillows out there now that are a bit firmer and are for side sleepers to support the back. These help a bunch.

I twist like you. It does help to have a pillow under or between the knees when side sleeping to lessen the twisting.

Try placing some of those long body pillows or a rolled up blanket at your sides, cocooning you in. You may also want pillow under your knees and a rolled up towel under your lower back if you get back pain.

If you have issues with neck pain because of your head turning to the side when you sleep on your back, you can try a travel neck pillow to hold your head in place. Or I sometimes use a small plush doll at the neck to prop the head, or even a small blanket wadded up and shaped how I need.

But the main things that help are the body pillows and under knee pillow.

But if you have apnea, back sleeping is not ideal. Scientific studies show you are best sleeping on your side, and left side is best of all.