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Pain can be a major disruption to the restoration achieved during a successful night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood, water and shelter\u201d are easy answers when the question is \u201cWhat are the basic necessities of life?\u201d However, we often overlook the importance of quality sleep as a primary building block of productivity, attention and peace in our lives. Pain can be a major disruption to the restoration achieved during a successful night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n

Pain and disturbed sleep can create a negative cycle:<\/p>\n

Pain As a Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pain can make it difficult for us to fall asleep, wake us up after we\u2019ve begun to sleep, or cause us to have non-\u00ad\u2010restorative sleep.<\/p>\n

Pain As a Result<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleeplessness, on the other hand, can lower a person\u2019s threshold of pain during waking hours, and it can also impair recovery, extending the intensity or duration of pain.<\/p>\n

The brain\u2019s reactions to pain and to sleep are vastly different. The dichotomy between pain and sleep make it difficult for the brain to decide a correct course of action. Pain prompts the brain into a state of hyper-\u00ad\u2010reactivity, protecting the injured organ or tissue, gauging the progression of the pain, and problem-\u00ad\u2010solving for remedies. The body is trying desperately to convince the mind to pay attention.<\/p>\n

Sleep, oppositely, prompts the brain into a state of hypo-\u00ad\u2010reactivity, disengaging the senses, cooling the body and retreating to regeneration. The sleepy mind begs the body to relax and release.<\/p>\n

What makes for a good sleeping environment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleep Factors<\/p>\n