😫 Ouch! If only there were 8 tips to help with your pain and sleep...

Lucky you! We just found you some tips to help navigate around your pain so you can sleep. 8 Tips for Sleeping if You’re in Pain [Treat your pain for better sleep] When you’re in pain, trying to get to sleep can seem near impossible. And when you do not sleep well, it can make the pain even worse the next day, and now creating a vicious cycle of continuous pain and lack of sleep. So what can be done? 1. Pillow adjustment  Speak to your doctor about the best sleeping position and pillow strategy, depending on your condition. For example, sleeping on your stomach can worsen back pain, but sleeping on your back with a pillow under your knees can improve comfort. Contoured pillows and full length body pillows can help too.  2. Exercise Gentle exercise or stretching – within the limits of whatever condition you have that causes your pain – will help tire muscles and relax your body, while the effort expended will make sleep come more easily. Exercise may also cause a release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers. Consult an Accredited Exercise Physiologist for an individually tailored exercise program to help with the management of your pain condition. 3. Retrain your brain Scientists have found that people who are convinced their pain will keep them awake all night and prevent them from sleeping, are more likely to suffer with insomnia. Finding a positive attitude when you are trying to sleep and are in pain can be hard though, so it might be wise to try cognitive behavioral therapy, which we went over in a previous article, to help you retrain your brain, and reinforce a positive, practical mindset. 4. Relaxation techniques   Have a before-bed routine that will help you relax into sleep, and find what works for you. It might be a candlelit bath, half an hour of reading, or relaxing music. Make it a regular fixture and your body will come to learn that these factors mean it should be getting ready to doze off. 5. Ideal Mattress   This is a tricky one. It depends on several factors, including the material construction, thickness, and firmness of the mattress, as well as your weight and preferred sleep position. Unfortunately no one can tell you this type of mattress is best for you, so when you buy one just make sure there is a money back guarantee because there truly is no way to tell until you try it. We will be coming out with a longer email geared specifically on mattresses and sleeping positions shortly. 6. Technology-free zone Playing on your phone or watching TV might distract you from the pain, but it’s laying the seeds for a restless night as we discussed in our blue light newsletter. Help your brain relax by swapping technological distractions for relaxation techniques instead. 7. Focus on your breathing Still finding it difficult to zone out from the pain? Try focusing on nothing more than your breathing, taking big deep breaths, counting in for four, and out for four. It will center and calm you, making the pain more bearable in the process, hopefully. 8. Try supplements  Certain vitamins and supplements – including melatonin, vitamin D and iron – can help reset your body’s sleep patterns. Of course we always recommend speaking with a doctor, but there are proven ingredients and newly discovered ones, like CBD, to help alleviate the pain and sleep better. What's coming up next I hope by now you are starting to see how many variables and factors play such vital roles in how we sleep. Whether it is food, exercise, electronics, clothes, supplements, accessories - it all comes full circle back to sleep. The next few articles we will start highlighting some of the things we briefly went over here to make sure you guys have every available tool, and knowledge, at your disposal to help you sleep better every night.  You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](                                Sun Universal Media | 314 E. Dania Beach Blvd. #132 | Dania Beach, FL 33004 | United States [Unsubscribe]( from future marketing messages from Sun Universal Media