SLEEP DISORDERS
Sleep can be disturbed for all sorts of reasons including
- mental problems - worrying about past or future happenings
- illness in the family - problems at work - physical problems
- pain in various parts of the body - a lumpy or uncomfortable
place to sleep - the wrong temperature, too hot or too cold
- needing to go to the toilet in the night - poor sleep patterns
due to Increased tension in connective tissue - trauma -
shift work - disturbed physical environment noise - partner
on shifts etc Patients may have difficulty getting off to
sleep or may wake up in the middle of the night. They may
wake up and stay awake for a long time or wake frequently
for short periods of time.
TREATMENT
If there is a physical problem or pain this must obviously
be addressed first. If there is a stress problem talking it
over may well be useful. By using Manual
Lymph Drainage and Connective Tissue
Manipulation to treat the problem tension in the connective
tissue can be released and the normal function of sleep control
can be restored.
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