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SRVPT Day at the A's Game!

8/20/2018

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On Sunday, August 19th, SRVPT took over suite 58 at the Oakland Coliseum to watch the A's take on the Houston Astros.  While it was an exciting game, the A's lost 9-4.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Sleep!

8/13/2018

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Lack of sleep has been associated with everything from chronic pain states, decreased concentration/problem solving, and longer recovery periods for injuries. Needless to say, quality and quantity of sleep is very important!

1) Limit the amount of screen time an hour before bed
  • blue light from phones/tablets has been linked with difficulty sleeping and poor sleep quality
  • Use Night Shift on your Apple device
2) Limit caffeine intake in the late afternoon or early evening
  • I love coffee! However, if I have a cup after dinner I toss and turn for several hours at night
  • if this sounds like you and you have a habit of drinking 2-3 cups/day, try decreasing by 1 cup and see what happens
3) Prepare your bed!
  • check out this Physio Answers post I wrote a while back on different and supportive sleep positions
  • many who toss and turn or have pain at night have found the positions very comfortable
4) Exercise regularly
  • regular activity, especially in the afternoon has been associated with better sleep
  • some experts say not to exercise at night, but some have said that it helps them sleep 
    • I have found exercising at night keeps me up....for me: the earlier the better!
  • regardless, if you have difficulty sleeping or falling asleep at night, try something new with your exercise routine, either change the time, or start exercising more (possibly less)
5) Get a good evening routine going
  • I learned the value of a evening routine upon having a kid that did not sleep very well as a baby
  • the same holds true for adults, don't expect to be able to fall asleep easily after exercising heavily, then spending an hour on facebook with the lights on
  • listen to relaxing music, and start your wind down 1 to 1.5 hours prior to the time that gets you your ideal number of hours of sleep
There are a number of "life hacks" that improve sleep quality, but these are some of my favorites. Sleep quality is something I go after on patients that are having difficulty keeping their improvements between visits or are unable to return to training.

This post is an oldie, but a goodie from Erson at TheManualTherapist.com  (I added a little).  He has tons of great content, primarily for physical therapists, but also provides great information for patients.
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