In bad sleep habits are often attributed to stiffness and back pain experiencing a large percentage of people when they sleep and as soon as they wake up.
Although annoying, these symptoms do not usually stem from medical problems, but are due to inappropriate mattresses, bad posture sleeping and steep movements after prolonged muscle inactivity. They recede by change of sleep habits and mild, gradual activity.
It has also been found that there is a close relationship between back pain and sleep disorders. An increasing volume of scientific elements suggest that its quality and duration have an impact on the proper functioning of the spine, especially the elderly. Among many others, a Chinese study published very recently in the scientific journal Experimental Gerontologyshowed that middle -aged and elderly people who do not sleep enough and who do not sleep have 28% and 35% respectively increased risk of back pain.
Rarely, the inability to drive without discomfort and the pain are due to diseases that require diagnosis to either heal or to prevent their course and the patient to sleep and wake up full of energy and well -being.
“Pain in the waist is a very common phenomenon. Its incidence ranges from 22% to 48% worldwide, a percentage of increasing in the future due to prolonged life expectancy. As the man ages the muscles weaken, the joints degenerate and the bones lose density, resulting in the appearance of musculoskeletal diseases that have the main symptoms of pain, stiffness and ultimately limiting daily activities.
Also with aging it experiences sleep disorders more often – it sleeps less, often wakes up in the night – effects on musculoskeletal health. Insufficient sleep adversely affects bone density, limits the ability to repair muscle tissues by leading to a gradual decrease in force, increases pain sensitivity and worsening inflammation, increasing the risk of spine pain. Therefore, sleep management is a factor that should be taken into account in prevention of waist pain and spine in general, ”explains the spine surgeon., Director of Spine & Scoliosis Department at the Athens Medical Center and Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Spine of Ostthopedic & Spine Clinic, Dr. Konstantinos Starantzis.
Of course, from back pain during sleep and immediately after him suffer new people. In most cases it is the result of sleepingin which the spine is not naturally aligned. For example, those who sleep on the side without bending their knees or with bent knees without placing a pillow between them, face -free Beneath the stomach or on the back without a pillow under the knees are very likely to wake up with pain and stiffness.
Another amendable factor causing night or morning pain is the layer. Studies by Harvard University have revealed that those who sleep in orthopedic layers report lower quality sleep compared to those who enjoy their sleep in more “fluffy”. Choosing a mattress of good quality could protect or help in the recession of symptoms. There are a number of sophisticated technology that support the body on the market, offering extremely quality sleep.
However, as exhaustive as pain and stiffness, most sufferers soon recover without drastic therapeutic interventions.
Things, however, are different about those who are due to a underlying condition. Those who still feel pain after getting out of bed and start moving, should suspect it and seek medical advice.
OR degenerative disk disease are one of the most common causes. Over 90% of adults over 60 have degenerative disco, which can be developed by age or from heavy work and intense sports activities and lead to appearance arthritis, discs and stenosis. Although not all the suffering is experienced, those who happen is more intense in the morning, due to long inactivity.
The treatment for degenerative disc disease includes painkillers, anti -inflammatory and muscle relaxants, but which have applications, and physiotherapy on exacerbations. For more severe cases, when conservative treatment has failed, it is recommended to apply electrothermal kernel, a minimally invasive technique that includes simplicity, safety, low probability of damage to the surrounding tissue, the same day returning home, the short time and the short time.
‘Night back pain can be a symptom of and more serious diseases such as osteomyelitis, ankylosing spondylitis and volume her Spine. Although these conditions are extremely rare, the coexistence of symptoms such as extension of pain to one or both legs, numbness or tingling, weakness, fever, unexplained weight loss should mobilize for immediate diagnosis, “concludes Dr. Starantzis.