When you experience such pain, being mobile enough to take a trip to the local shops or visit friends is all of a sudden much more difficult than it should be. However, handling pain effectively to ease the difficulties you’re experiencing in your everyday life is achievable. Although there’s no replacement for professional Osteopathic support, there are some basic principles to bear in mind that every Osteopath would recommend. These principles will help you to reduce or better manage muscle pain. They are:

1. Flexibility – aim to keep your joints as flexible as possible at all times
2. Ensure your bones are properly aligned – gain specialist help to check this if necessary
3. Keep your muscles supple
4. Maintain the strength in your muscles

By maintaining flexibility of your joints, correct alignment of your bones and encouraging suppleness and strength in your muscles, you will be able to address the aging process head-on. Key to these principles is stretching and exercise, which are the best ways to manage pain. But if you just can’t face rigorous exercise, even starting to walk more is beneficial and best of all, it’s free! If you can start walking at a brisk rate, your respiratory rate will increase. Just one walk a day, over a consistent length of time, can work wonders for your health and wellbeing.

Always start slowly and aim to build up your flexibility, suppleness and stamina over time. Stretching is particularly important to those suffering from muscle pain and is an excellent and proven way of reducing pain. It’s always recommended before taking part in any type of exercise, even if you’re just planning on going for a long walk.

If you suffer from joint pain or stiffness, when you’re not exercising, you will be spending a lot of your time either relaxing in your favourite chair or asleep in bed. Unfortunately, standard beds and chairs just weren’t designed for people with your specific health issues. Our vast range of adjustable electric beds and electric adjustable chairs incorporate state of the art technologies which provide additional relief, aiding and encouraging natural sleep cycles. Arise Mobility products are specifically designed for those with a wide range of health ailments. That means that along with stretching and exercise, we’re just want you need.

There’s no doubt that maintaining good health and mobility is key to enhancing your overall quality of life. To help achieve these goals, is there any particular method of reducing pain or stiffness that you’ve found particularly effective? Can you add to the advice we’ve given? Let us know and we would be pleased to share your views.

Controlling weight

Researchers have discovered that a lack of sleep could increase your appetite and reduce your ability to control hunger pangs. This causes additional difficulty for those who are already overweight or attempting to diet. People who sleep less than 7 hours a night are more likely to be overweight because sleep deprivation affects the hormones in the body that control your appetite.

Reducing stress and heart problems

The stresses and strains of everyday life affect us all and unfortunately, that often negatively impacts upon our sleeping patterns. Stress makes sleep more difficult so methods of tackling stress, such as relaxation techniques and ensuring your surroundings and bed are suitable for the most relaxing night’s sleep possible are essential.

Sleep deprivation can cause an increase in blood pressure which is linked to heart attacks and strokes. Lack of sleep has been linked with high blood pressure and cholesterol problems, all factors that can lead to heart disease and stroke.

Boosting your memory and alertness

The demands of life mean we have to stay alert! Being as active as you can during the day promotes a good night’s sleep and helps enhance your chances of maintaining continuous, good quality sleep. Regular exercise, or as much activity as you can handle, provides extra energy and a ‘feel good’ buzz that often translates into a good night’s sleep. In turn, this improves the quality of your daily life as you feel more alert and able to participate fully in work and family activities.

Also, did you know that your memory improves due to sleep? During sleep, although your body is at rest, your mind is busy going through the events and experiences you have had during the day. During deep sleep and whilst you are dreaming, your brain is creating memories. Good quality sleep therefore assists you in remembering and processing information better.

Repairing your body

Your body repairs itself during sleep as during that time, cells produce more protein which helps repair the damage caused by stress, ultraviolet rays and other harmful exposures.

To promote good sleep, Arise Mobility offer state of the art electronic adjustable beds and chairs that will help you wake up feeling refreshed. With the flick of a switch you can achieve the perfect positioning for electric adjustable chairs (including riser recliner chairs) and adjustable electric beds.

If you suffer from an existing health condition or simply looking to promote good general health and relaxation to prevent the on-set of bad health, Arise Mobility would welcome the opportunity to show you how we help promote natural sleep for our satisfied customers. We offer a free consultation with our specialists and a complimentary luxury pillow just for calling us. So get in touch now and protect one of your most valuable assets in life; your health.