- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Improving Sleep Can Reduce Back Pain
Sleep deprivation can lead
to a lowered pain threshold and contribute to chronic neck and/or back pain.
Lack of restorative sleep can also adversely effect healing of musculoskeletal
tissue of the spine. A problem with sleep related to back pain should be
addressed as part of a multi-disciplinary, chronic pain treatment approach. There
are many methods which can be used to enhance a good night’s sleep. Medication
should not be the first approach. More conservative measures include addressing
the primary source of back pain, applying behavioral techniques, incorporating
relaxation training, deep breathing exercises and hypnosis. If some combination
of these methods do not work then a therapeutic trial with specific sleep
enhancing medications may be required. These options should be discussed with
your attending physician.
