Chiropractic Health -- Insomnia /
Sleep Disorders
Insomnia / Sleep Disorders
Types of
sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy, to
name a few.
Insomnia is the perception or complaint of inadequate or
poor-quality sleep because of one of more of the following:
difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night
with difficulty returning to sleep, waking up too early in the
morning, and/or un refreshing sleep.
Hypersomnia is extreme sleepiness with excessive periods of sleep
and difficulty awakening.
Patients with sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during sleep,
causing them to awaken frequently. Once awakened, breathing resumes.
Narcolepsy is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness even
after adequate nighttime sleep hours where a person may require many
naps throughout the day lasting a few minutes or hours.
How Upper Cervical Care Relates to Insomnia / Sleep
Disorders
Evidence supports that trauma (in particular mild concussive injury
to the head, neck or upper back) precedes the onset of sleep
disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy, in certain
cases. Following the trauma, sleep disorders can be triggered
immediately or can take months or years to develop. Insomnia is
frequently associated with depression, which is also linked to head
trauma in medical literature.
The purpose of upper cervical care is to reverse the
trauma-induced upper neck injury; thereby reducing irritation to the
injured nerves in the central nervous system (brain and spinal
cord). While many sleep disorder sufferers recall specific traumas
such as head injuries, auto accidents or falls, some do not. An
upper cervical examination is
necessary in each individual's case to assess whether an upper
cervical injury is present and whether benefit from upper
cervical care can be achieved.
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