Poor Sleep Leads To Back And Neck Pain

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:44:37 +0000

While the common idea is that we spend a third of our lives sleeping, many of us don't get the quantity or the quality of sleep we need. Our hectic lifestyles and the availability of distractions like cable television and the Internet can cause us to cut down on the seven to nine hours of sleep that experts recommend we get each night. But even if we shoot for an adequate quantity of sleep, [tag] back pain [/tag]and other problems can prevent us from getting the quality of sleep we need. The question is "which comes first" the [tag]back and neck pain[/tag] or the poor sleep. The fact is that they go hand in hand and each one leads to the other.

When lower back pain, neck pain, snoring, or sleep disorders keeps us from getting the sleep we need, we accumulate what experts term a "sleep debt." One or two nights of restless or inadequate sleep won't harm us, but a pattern of sleep disruptions can have serious repercussions on our health, ranging from mental blurriness and mood swings to cessations of breathing and even death. According to the National Sleep Foundation, "Sleep deprivation has been linked to health problems such as obesity and high blood pressure, negative mood and behavior, decreased productivity, and safety issues in the home, on the job, and on the road."

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