Lesson 6- The 7 Most Overlooked Causes of Pain

Welcome to lesson number six of The Seven Most Overlooked Causes of Body Pain & What You Can Do About Them Today series.

Let’s get right to it!

Sleep is the topic of lesson 6. And it is not only a cause of pain but can be a pain reliever as well. Sleep is a tricky one.

To start off with you should know that you need sleep for not only your mind to rest but your body and your muscles. Your body regenerates and recuperates itself while you sleep to get ready for the next day.

So it is really important that you get enough sleep. The key word is ENOUGH. Statistically speaking they say the average adult should have between 7-8 hours of restful sleep each night. No more, no less.

Get too much sleep and your muscles will begin to stiffen and tighten up. If you don’t get enough of a good nights rest your body won’t have the proper time to regenerate.

If you have neck pain or related headaches, it could be that your pillow isn’t providing the proper support. You want to make sure that you are using a pillow that is firm enough to give your neck support BUT not so bulky that it sits your head up high.

You really want to be keeping your spine in straight alignment while you sleep. You will wake up feeling better for it.

This goes for your whole body. You could be having low back pain or hip pain or any number of other types of pain from the way you are positioning your legs or arms.

Always try to keep your hips aligned. This is very important! If you turn on your side make sure that one leg isn’t hanging out further than the other.

If you curl your legs up be sure to keep those hips aligned and you may also want to take an extra pillow and put it between your legs around the knee area to keep your legs a good natural distance apart. This relieves a lot of stress from the lower back and hips.

Whatever your personal sleeping habits are be sure keep your body aligned from head to toe. You’ll get a much better night of sleep.

As a result you will begin seeing a reduction in daily pain because instead of ADDING to your daily pain you are giving your body the proper rest it so desperately needs.

I hope this new information is helping you on your journey to the pain free you, you once knew!

Take good care of yourself and Be Well!

Barbara M. LaDrig LMT, NCTMB

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*Please note that this is my opinion only and not to be treated as medical advice, I am not a doctor.