How to Battle Back Pain in The Bedroom

If you’ve ever experienced it, you’ll sympathize with the fact that back pain has the potential to be among the most debilitating of issues that you can come across.

Experts have stated that back pain ranks as one of the main reasons why people have sick days off of work and subsequently book appointments with their GP. Unlike having ailments such as foot injuries that can be alleviated when elevated, back pain doesn’t always diminish when you slip into bed; and what’s more, going through enduring pain in the back region has the ability to halt sound slumber.

To make sure you can effectively protect your sleep from interference, here are some really useful tips to swerve back pain in the bedroom and safeguard sleep.

The thing with back pain is that it can interfere with all areas of your life, and sleep is definitely among the worst affected. Your body requires sleep in order to conserve spinal and overall health alike, not to mention effectively recuperating from chronic back pain. As they say, prevention is better than cure, so, by sticking to the list of resourceful tips we’ve you can evade the prospect of back pain symptoms and guarantee that you are giving your body the revitalizing rest that is a must.

Stay hydrated

A simple, yet effective way to maintain not only your back functioning well but your entire body too is to ensure that you are drinking in the region of two liters of water on a daily basis.

Are you the correct bodyweight?

If you are overweight, this can be a catalyst that sets off back issues due to the fact that there is an unwanted and avoidable strain on your back and can contribute towards ensuing, ongoing pain in your back.

Check your bedroom furniture

It is of paramount importance that you are sleeping on a mattress that provides your back with the support it requires and deserves (check this mattress firmness scale for reference). Marry this with the same standard of pillows for your sleep-related needs and you are giving yourself a higher chance of avoiding back issues. You can speed up the recovery of ailments if you are sleeping on a bed with the correct style of bedding too.

Get the right amount of sleep

Whether you have the right mattress and pillows, it’s crucial that you get the optimum amount of sleep on a regular basis. Sleep doctors and other medical professionals advise that the average adult should get between seven and nine hours of slumber each night.  This level of sleep is the right amount to ensure your body experiences the regenerative, restorative rest it needs.

Support

We touched on pillows earlier, and they don’t just have to be used to support your neck and head. A pillow is often recommended to be placed under on between your knees when lying on your back or on your side to help support natural bodily positions and avoid strain.

Remain as active as possible

Becoming sedentary will only serve to contribute towards an overall reduction in the health of your body and can weaken your back muscles in the process. You can help to avoid this by merely doing half an hour of aerobic exercise a day, as recommended by health experts.

Maneuvering

Regardless of age, the way you get in and out of bed should be considered. Doing so carefully will help to avoid injury or worsening an underlying/ongoing issue. When putting yourself to bed, sit on the side, support yourself with your hands while your knees are bent and gently lie down onto your side. Getting out of bed safely involves you rolling onto your side, having both knees in a bent position, and then pushing yourself up using your hands before swinging your legs out over the side of the bed before slowly standing.

  Still, smoking?

In the vast pool of serious health risks that are associated with smoking, it also diminishes your oxygen levels found in spinal tissues, consequently causing a weakening of those tissues. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established that smokers were around a third more likely to endure lower back pain in comparison to non-smokers.

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