I've battled a bulged disc in my neck for over a decade. No doctor or physical therapist ever actually said the phrase "bulged disc" to me, by the way, they just talked about a pinched nerve. I refuse to get surgery on my spine, having read about how commonly the results are temporary or worse than the original problem.
This NIH document has finally allowed me to (nearly) fix the problem:
I'm not going to tell you what, specifically, helped me, because every time I mention this the person then tells me that they did what I did, even if it doesn't apply to their body at all. If you read closely, the author details how various parts of the body are stretched in different sleeping positions. If any of these apply to your situation, give it a try.
Is it me or the captions / descriptions don't match the figures?
"In this position the Achilles tendon of the leading foot can be inserted in the gap between the big toe and the first lesser toe to help correct a bunion."
That description is meant for the bottom of fig2 but applies to the top. Same with the penis lying on the thigh.
Similar story for fig1. "Left" actually describes top and "right" describes bottom.
This NIH document has finally allowed me to (nearly) fix the problem:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1119282/
I'm not going to tell you what, specifically, helped me, because every time I mention this the person then tells me that they did what I did, even if it doesn't apply to their body at all. If you read closely, the author details how various parts of the body are stretched in different sleeping positions. If any of these apply to your situation, give it a try.