If you are suffering from back pain, this vicious cycle might sound familiar to you:
at night you can't sleep because the pain is keeping you up and you are struggling to find a comfortable sleep position and in the morning you wake up, groggy, more sensitive to the back pain after a restless night and your back pain is only getting worse due to the lack of restorative sleep.
After I was just diagnosed with arthritis in my back (I also had a prior diagnosis of osteoarthritis in my collarbone), I'm 100% dedicated and motivated to limit any further progression of this disease. If you are also suffering from back pain, or a chronic pain that is affecting your health and sleep, maybe this podcast episode will motivate you to support any treatment plans with habits that will benefit your overall health and well-being.
The action course I've laid out for myself to reduce my back pain includes:
1. Weight loss for less weight on my joints
2. Increase physical activity (for benefits like better sleep, keeping joints moving)
3. Nutritious diet with lots of anti-inflammatory food.
4. Reducing foods known to cause inflammation
5. Prioritize sleep with good sleep hygiene and habits
6. Regular chiropractic care (and massage therapy if possible)
7. Lots and lots of water
8. Strengthen back and core muscles (incl. stretching throughout the day)
9. Improve posture
10. Manage stress
I found this beautiful quote by Bella Bleue: " Your body holds deep wisdom. Trust in it. Learn from it. Nourish it."
As always, I will end this podcast episode with a bedtime story and hopefully you are fast asleep by then in this gentle sleep talk down.
For more information on the No More Sleepless podcast, check out www.nomoresleepless.com or connect with me on Instagram at anna_nomoresleepless.
Thank you so much for listening and have a good night.
If you are suffering from back pain, this vicious cycle might sound familiar to you:
at night you can't sleep because the pain is keeping you up and you are struggling to find a comfortable sleep position and in the morning you wake up, groggy, more sensitive to the back pain after a restless night and your back pain is only getting worse due to the lack of restorative sleep.
After I was just diagnosed with arthritis in my back (I also had a prior diagnosis of osteoarthritis in my collarbone), I'm 100% dedicated and motivated to limit any further progression of this disease. If you are also suffering from back pain, or a chronic pain that is affecting your health and sleep, maybe this podcast episode will motivate you to support any treatment plans with habits that will benefit your overall health and well-being.
The action course I've laid out for myself to reduce my back pain includes:
1. Weight loss for less weight on my joints
2. Increase physical activity (for benefits like better sleep, keeping joints moving)
3. Nutritious diet with lots of anti-inflammatory food.
4. Reducing foods known to cause inflammation
5. Prioritize sleep with good sleep hygiene and habits
6. Regular chiropractic care (and massage therapy if possible)
7. Lots and lots of water
8. Strengthen back and core muscles (incl. stretching throughout the day)
9. Improve posture
10. Manage stress
I found this beautiful quote by Bella Bleue: " Your body holds deep wisdom. Trust in it. Learn from it. Nourish it."
As always, I will end this podcast episode with a bedtime story and hopefully you are fast asleep by then in this gentle sleep talk down.
For more information on the No More Sleepless podcast, check out www.nomoresleepless.com or connect with me on Instagram at anna_nomoresleepless.
Thank you so much for listening and have a good night.