Injury (including chronic neck or back pain) can ruin your quality of sleep according to scientific research. (Sleep Med Rev 2001;5:385-96)  The same nerves that tell your brain to feel pain, will "nudge" your sleep center and keep you awake.  Chiropractic has been shown to be an excellent remedy to these types of pain syndromes.

Don't be fooled by over-the-counter sleep aides like Nytol, or precription pills like Halcion, Valium, Restoril.  Not only can these produce serious side affects (including addiction).  In fact, benzodiazepines like Valium and Dalmane have been known to double your risk of being invloved in a motor vehicle accident (Can Fam Physician 1998;44:799-808)

TOP 5 TIPS to HELP YOU GET TO SLEEP

1. Exercise every day

2. Maintain a healthy diet (mediterranean diet for example)

3. Keep a consistent sleep schedule

4. Explore stress-reduction techniques

5. Don't watch television, read, eat, or work in bed

Chiropractic helps with a healthy lifestyle and is excellent at resolving chronic or acute pain or injuries.  Staying out of pain, means being one step closer to a good nights restful sleep.

Clinic Director, Dr. Dean Brown is a Tampa, Fl Chiropractor who treats neck pain, back pain, sciatica, numbness and tingling, crash injuries and headaches at Chiropractic Care Centre