Sleep Hacks for Back Pain + Sciatica

How can you get a decent night’s sleep when you have back pain or sciatica? Dave and Rob provide some great tips and hacks to help anyone with back pain get through the night. Any pain, including back pain and sciatica, can seem much worse at night when there is nothing else to focus on but there are things you can do and the easily followed advice in this episode will help you to achieve better sleep and good quality sleep always means better recovery.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you are a side sleeper placing a pillow between your legs stops rotation of the spine. If you are a back sleeper place a pillow under your knees creating a bend and altering the angle of the spine. A long pregnancy pillow can help you to elevate and change your leg angle often relieving sciatica pain. Using a mindfulness and meditation app, like Headspace can help you to take your mind off the pain. If there is an activity you do that alleviates pain, complete it just before going to bed. Sometimes moving around in the night and then returning to bed can help you sleep. Don’t forget about pain killers – you can take them when you wake at night and there are painkillers available to take at night. The more good quality sleep you can get the better your recovery will be.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Sometimes that little mindfulness nudge can take your mind off the pain’ ‘Often pain can seem worse at night because you have nothing else to focus on’ ‘Don’t go to bed in a heightened pain state’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Link to video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj_RvcrMd8w The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link Headspace App Pregnancy Pillow   ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at [email protected] if you have any questions for him. -Instagram   Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter   CONTACT METHOD Instagram Twitter Facebook [email protected] the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com