Exercise Improves Sleep and Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain

Better sleep. Less anxiety. Back Pain Relief. What ties them together? Exercise! Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients come to understand that following this one little recommendation to exercise – even just walking! – in their Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plan pays off in many ways.

TOO LITTLE SLEEP, TOO MUCH PAIN

What is known about the sleep and pain connection? It’s known that sleep disturbance and depression affect the back pain patient’s state of mind. Having Ashburn and Herndon back pain can be disheartening if it continues for too long (more than 12 weeks) without help as seen in chronic low back pain. (1) Current clinical guidelines all recommend exercise and physical activity for back pain sufferers. Researchers questioned if poor sleep stops these patients from exercising. (2) Great question! Other researchers then related that such a disruption to sleep is associated with physical inactivity and depression. (2) Sleep permits the body to rest and rejuventate for the next day’s adventures. Without sleep, the chronic back pain sufferer attempts the next day with less than ideal ability. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn wants all Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care patients to be fully ready to cope with their Ashburn and Herndon back pain and do what they can for Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief.

WHAT HELPS SLEEP AND PAIN

Exercise is widely suggested to Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers in aiding their path to Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief. Stabilization exercise is written 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 better sleep quality is tied to habitual physical activity. This study also found that patients over 40 years of age with chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes had poorer sleep though they used more time lying down. (3) As your Ashburn and Herndon back pain specialist, your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor takes a look at the whole Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient and studies any and all factors when suggesting an exercise plan individualized for each Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer.

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Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn today. Together we can find the best way for a Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer to achieve better sleep, back pain relief, and enjoy life just a bit more!