Manchester Back Pain Benefits from Good Sleep

The exercise topic of the month is…sleep?! Weird? Not at all! Sleep is just as valuable as exercise for pain management as well as back pain management. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries helps many Manchester pain sufferers manage their spine, neck, and back pain with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutrition advice, and exercise direction. Sleep – good sleep – is included in that list for a good reason!

CONTROLLING BACK PAIN

Since low back pain many times is a condition for life that is intermittent, a condition that is handled rather than cured, it is a good thing that researchers are looking into just how a back pain sufferer can control the Manchester back pain and the frequency that it ‘rears its head.' Question any back pain sufferer and you’ll know that warding off a pain episode is an objective. But how? Researchers are studying sleep, fatigue, emotion, and more to find out. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries shares the term “flare” as it has to do with a back pain episode.

BACK PAIN FLARE

A Manchester low back pain flare is one that includes heightened pain, paresthesia, or muscle tension, longer duration of symptoms, reduced functional (social, cognitive, physical), and negative emotions. Researchers found that back pain sufferers do not describe their back pain to be a flare just because of heightened pain, so healthcare professionals need to look past the pain to see what else is happening around the pain episode, what psychosocial factors are involved. (1,2) The mind-body connection cannot always be overlooked! Nor can the time of day that pain is experienced.

PAIN: MORNING NOON AND NIGHT

Patients dealing with low back pain for over 3 months were studied to see what might trigger a flare up of their pain. Researchers discovered that poor sleep quality and morning pain were threats for such flare-ups. Increased pain risk grew with days of more afternoon and evening pain, fatigue, and fear of activity. Sleep is recommended to decrease the intensity, frequency, and risk of back pain flares.  (3) The quality of sleep also plays a role in how Manchester back pain is felt.

SLEEP QUALITY

An analysis of sleep quality in older adults in six middle-income countries found that women experienced more sleep problems. Additionally, age, depression, low back pain, and poor self-rated health were also significantly linked to sleep problems. (4) Sleep, perceived stress, and anxiety contribute to chronic low back pain. Fortunately, sleep quality is able to mediate anxiety, making sleep a practical recommendation in the treatment plan. (5)

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Ted Siciliano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to deliver relieving treatment for his arm pain and numbness that was preventing him from sleeping.

Schedule your Manchester chiropractic appointment soon. Let’s talk sleep next time you’re in for a visit!

 
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries shares research that says good sleep helps keep back pain at bay.  
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