Chiropractic Sleep Disorder Treatment
Suffering from Poor Sleep? Our Chiropractic Care Can Help.
At Health From Within, our doctors are leaders in sleep disorder help and treatment. Poor sleep habits can make it difficult to get a good night's rest, which is essential for managing pain. Our doctors can help you find the best way to get the rest you need so you can feel your best.
Sleep is critical for our overall health and well-being, but unfortunately, sleep dysfunction is a common problem. There are many factors that can contribute to sleep dysfunction, including stress, anxiety, pain, and hormonal imbalance. Chiropractic care can help to address these underlying causes and improve sleep quality.
Chiropractic care can help to balance serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain, which can improve sleep quality and quantity.
Reasons Good Sleep Is Important
Our patients live very busy lives and sleep is often last on their list of healthy lifestyle habits. Sleep is critical for repairing and maintaining the body and brain health. While you’re asleep, the brain functions similarly to a kidney, removing waste products, including proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Although this drainage happens when we’re awake, it occurs twice as quickly while we sleep.
Sleep is important for many reasons. It gives the brain the opportunity to process information and solidify learning. It also allows the brain to solve problems and build memories. In addition, sleep helps the body to lose weight, boost athletic performance, and enhance immunity.
Health Issues Linked With Poor Sleep
Because sleep is crucial for good health, it should be no surprise that there are many issues linked with poor sleep. Here at Health From Within, our chiropractors see many patients that are dealing with depression, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Each of these conditions can play a significant role in causing early death and loss of function.
Depression
It is well-known that sleep plays an important role in our overall health and well-being. But did you know that lack of sleep can also be a symptom and cause of depression?
Recent research has shown that treating sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by breathing that intermittently stops and restarts throughout the night can reduce symptoms of depression. This means that getting enough sleep can have a positive impact on depression.
Obesity
Lack of sleep can cause changes in metabolism that lead to weight gain. This is because sleep is essential for brain development. When the brain is deprived of sleep, it can impact the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls appetite and calorie expenditure. This can make it difficult to control weight. In addition, sleep deprivation can also lead to cravings for high-calorie foods.
Diabetes
According to research, poor sleep quality and quantity are linked with type 2 diabetes. More specifically, studies have shown that poor sleep can impact hemoglobin A1c levels.
Hemoglobin A1c is a measure of average blood sugar levels over the past three months. As such, it is a reliable predictor of patients at increased risk of type 2 diabetes due to elevated blood sugar levels.
Poor sleep quality can shift metabolic hormones in a way that impacts how the body processes sugars. This, in turn, can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes. If you are struggling with poor sleep, it is important to talk to our doctor about ways we can help improve your sleep quality and quantity.
Cardiovascular Disease
High blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, stroke, and coronary artery disease are more common among individuals with poor sleep habits than in people with healthy sleep habits. Sleep apnea has not only been linked with depression but it has also been linked with atherosclerosis, a specific cardiovascular condition characterized by the hardening of the arteries.
Common Causes of Poor Sleep
It's no secret that a good night's sleep is essential for overall health and well-being. But what many people don't realize is that sleep difficulties can have a wide range of causes - both physical and psychological.
For example, imbalances in the nervous, cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic systems can all lead to sleep disruptions. Additionally, chronic diseases and other health issues such as hypertension, mental health conditions, diabetes, and drug or alcohol use can also cause sleeplessness.
Of course, worrying about finances, the future, or other problems can also keep people up at night. However, it's important to remember that there are often underlying physical causes of sleep difficulties. For example, hormonal shifts during premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, and menopause can impact sleep. We’ve had patients report that hot flashes wake them up at night. Pregnancy-related hormones can cause a variety of painful ligament changes that make sleeping difficult.
The most common cause of poor sleep that our chiropractors see is pain. Whether the pain is caused by a back strain or a chronic pain condition such as arthritis, pain can significantly impact the body’s ability to get to sleep or attain an uninterrupted night of sleep.
How Chiropractic Works to Improve Sleep
Chiropractic adjustments to your neck on a regular basis will decrease your chances of ever developing sleep apnea. The other way our chiropractor can help you sleep is by decreasing your body's stress hormone – Cortisol. Every time you see your chiropractor, your body naturally lowers its cortisol level.
So if you're looking for a natural way to improve your sleep, be sure to schedule an appointment with our chiropractor today.
Setting up for Successful Slumber
At Health From Within, our sleep disorder treatments can help you get the restful sleep you need and deserve. Through gentle chiropractic adjustments, they will coax your spine into a healthy alignment. This will relieve any subluxations or misaligned areas that may be compressing or interfering with nerves.
Since nerves travel throughout the entire body, maximizing their function can help improve respiration, digestion, and circulation. When the brain and nerves are able to freely govern the body, healthy function and easy movement are restored. This can lead to more rejuvenating sleep.
At Health From Within, our chiropractors are committed to helping our patients create lifestyles that promote excellent health, which includes getting good sleep. Our team will provide guidance that helps our patients select sleep-promoting mattresses, pillows, as well as sleep-positions and create an evening routine that works for them.
Mattresses for Optimal Spinal Support
One option to alleviate back pain is to find a mattress that provides the right level of support. Although a mattress may seem like a minor matter, it’s important to keep in mind that the average person spends about 20-30% of their life in bed.
A firmer mattress that provides necessary spinal support is the best option. Although a soft, plush mattress may seem like a good choice, it’s actually a poor choice. Rather than choosing a soft mattress, select a firmer mattress and top it with a down quilt or duvet for softness with support.
Neck-Supportive Pillows
Neck pillows that do the job right are firm so the head and neck can be properly aligned. Although after a long day, you may feel like resting your head on a pile of soft, fluffy pillows this image is best left to the pages of a glossy magazine, as it can cause neck issues.
Sleep Positions to Minimize Strain
Supportive mattresses and pillows are only a part of the equation for sleeping well. Your sleep position is another important factor to consider. Sleeping on your stomach can throw your spine into an unhealthy alignment while sleeping on the back or side can help restore the spine’s natural curve.
Sleep Promoting Evening Routines
While you sleep, tissues rebuild, muscles relax, and the brain reinvents new possibilities, making good sleep critical for good health. Preparation is key when it comes to getting a good night of sleep. Creating a relaxing evening routine can ease the mind and body into restorative sleep. Mindfulness meditation, soothing snacks, and light stretching routines are a few of the methods we teach patients to set themselves up for excellent sleep.
Sweet Release, Sleep Relief
If you’re living with interrupted sleep, insomnia, or sleep apnea, you’ve probably tried multiple home remedies without much success. At Health From Within, our chiropractors for sleep disorders are committed to helping you experience excellent health, and that begins with good sleep. Give us a call today to schedule your consultation.