Taking an active role in your pain care will help you need fewer doctors & pills Posted Aug 28, 2016 More than 100 million Americans are living with ongoing pain and looking for solutions. Earlier this year the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended prescribers limit opioids for most people with chronic pain, mainly because…
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Natural Sleep Aids & Supplements
Alternatives to Medication If you’re among the nearly half of Americans who sometimes have trouble with sleep, you may be interested in how to slide into slumber without drugs. Herbal teas, tinctures, and other supplements may help. But talk to your doctor first. Even natural sleep aids can cause side effects or interfere with how…
5 Sleep Tips for Back Pain
Back pain can make getting through the day hard, but it can make getting a good night’s sleep even harder. It can be tough to find a comfortable position so you can doze off. And you might not even be able to get in and out of bed without pain. But good sleep is essential…
The Underrated Power of Sleep for Pain Relief
How poor sleep can increase pain — and quality sleep could help ease it. By Elaine Lipworth, Content Writer at Thrive Global Science has shown that quality sleep has an impact on almost every aspect of health and well-being, from performance to the prevention of disease. But there is also evidence of a direct link…
LESS SLEEP MEANS MORE PAIN
WEBMD Peter Abaci, MD – BlogsBY PETER ABACI, MD Board-certified anesthesiologist and pain specialist JULY 02, 2019 Difficulty sleeping is a common source of frustration that I often hear from patients. While pain often causes insomnia, studies suggest that the reverse may be true as well – not enough sleep can lead to more pain.…
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