Sleep and Chiropractic

As you might expect we have a lot of patients from Microsoft, AT&T, T-Mobile, Nintendo and others all around Redmond.  One thing may of these patient have in common is difficulty in getting enough sleep.  Of course, most often this comes from the demands of the job and not allowing enough time to sleep.

However, I encourge them, (and you) to make an effort to improve their sleep.  Being sleep deprived lowers your immunity and impairs cognitive function among other things.  This may ultimately make you miss work or be less effective at work.

If a person has difficulty sleeping, I recommend two things which end up helping most people.  Chiropractic adjustments help the body be more relaxed and less tense.  They also help with pain if that is part of the problem in your sleep.  The other thing is melatonin.  Taken at night it can support your natural sleep cycles.

So in the New Year, resolve to get even just 30-60 minutes of extra sleep over what you do now.  It can make all the difference.