Rob Beaven goes solo this week and shares more great tips about changes you can make that will have a cumulative positive impact on your pain
He discusses why building resilience and becoming more anti-fragile really can make the difference and how making changes to your sleep environment and recognising the role stress plays in your pain can change your journey to recovery
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

A lack of sleep can have a negative influence on your pain and the quality of your sleep influences your body’s ability to repair
Remove any electronic devices and make your bedroom your sanctuary
Melatonin is responsible for controlling your sleep weight cycle and artificial light can cause disruption to this hormone
Excess stress can be a trigger for pain
Stressing or worrying about an injury can cause patients to experience pain
There are many ways to relieve stress including walking, meditation, and yoga
The fear of doing a certain movement because it’s painful can lead to fear avoidance and worry which can make the pain worse
Avoiding a certain movement for a short while can help but graded return to the movement is important in recovery
Pain is multifactorial there are many factors that lead to an episode of pain

 
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‘Poor sleep equals poor repair’
‘We sleep far better in colder darker rooms’
‘It’s incredibly common for our patients to experience pain around a time of extreme stress’
 
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Dave Elliott
Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com   if you have any questions for him.
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Rob Beaven
Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.
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