Exercise Improves Sleep and La Grande Back Pain
Better sleep. Less anxiety. Back Pain Relief. What ties them together? Exercise! La Grande chiropractic patients come to know that following this one little recommendation to exercise – even just walking! – in their La Grande chiropractic treatment plan benefits in many ways.
TOO LITTLE SLEEP, TOO MUCH PAIN
What is recognized about the sleep and pain connection? It’s acknowledged that sleep disturbance and depression influence the back pain patient’s outlook on life. Experiencing La Grande back pain can be depressing if it lasts for too long (more than 12 weeks) without respite as is the case in chronic low back pain. (1) Current clinical guidelines all endorse exercise and physical activity for back pain sufferers. Researchers wondered if poor sleep stops these patients from exercising. (2) Great question! Other researchers then described that such a disruption to sleep is associated with physical inactivity and depression. (2) Sleep allows the body to rest and rejuventate for the next day’s tasks. Without sleep, the chronic back pain sufferer attempts the next day with less than ideal ability. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC wants all La Grande chiropractic care patients to be fully ready to cope with their La Grande back pain and do what they can for La Grande back pain relief.
WHAT HELPS SLEEP AND PAIN
Exercise is widely suggested to La Grande back pain sufferers to help them find La Grande back pain relief. Stabilization exercise is reported to be very useful in the management of sleep disturbance, pain-related disability, depression and anxiety for chronic low back pain patients. In a review of 26 chronic back pain patients who did stabilization exercise for only 8 weeks in a row, everything improved: sleep quality, disability, depression level, and anxiety level. (1) Another study of 1645 people aged 1 to 91 years discovered that improved sleep quality is linked to habitual physical activity. This study also found that patients over 40 years old with chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes had poorer sleep and yet they used more time lying down. (3) As your La Grande back pain specialist, your La Grande chiropractor considers the whole La Grande back pain patient and studies any and all factors when suggesting an exercise plan individualized for each La Grande back pain sufferer.
CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Together we can discover the best approach for a La Grande back pain sufferer to achieve better sleep, back pain relief, and enjoy life just a bit more!
