Having pain everywhere when you wake up can be explained by poor bedding, aches, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, or even inflammatory pathologies. Each of these causes requires specific treatment so that getting up in the morning is no longer synonymous with pain.
1. Having pain everywhere when you wake up: the bedding to blame
Having pain everywhere when you wake up can simply be the result of a bad position when sleeping, or unsuitable or poor bedding. If the pain is mainly localized in the head and neck, check that your pillow or bolster is not too thick. You can also opt for an ergonomic model. You may need to improve your sleeping position: if you sleep on your back, place a pillow under your knees to relax the psoas. Likewise, if you sleep on your side, a pillow between your knees can limit twisting at the vertebral level. On the other hand, sleeping on your stomach is not recommended. If you cannot do otherwise, place a pillow under the stomach to relieve lumbar lordosis. As for the mattress, plan to change it if it is more than 10 years old. In fact, over time, bedding loses its effectiveness. But generally speaking, opt for a mattress that is firm, but not too firm, as recommended by the Arthritis Society of Canada.
2. Muscle contractures during the night
Among the possible causes of pain upon waking up, we find muscle contractures. Indeed, during the night, staying still leads to poorer mobility and muscle stiffness which will be felt when you wake up. Since muscles are present throughout the body, pain can be located anywhere, and in several areas simultaneously. It will take a few minutes, until the body fully wakes up, for the muscles to start functioning normally again and for the pain to subside.
To avoid recurrences, it is recommended to do gentle stretching in the morning upon waking up. For example, you can start in bed, lying on your back, bringing your knees to your chest and holding this position for a minute. Then extend your legs, trying to stretch them as far as possible towards the bottom of the bed. Hold this position again. You can then sit on the edge of the bed, feet on the floor and back straight. Move your head left and right and up and down for about thirty seconds.
3. Aches after a night’s sleep
Also of muscular origin, aches can be the result of either unusual muscular effort or a flu syndrome. When they are present after a night’s sleep, they can be particularly painful, because the immobilization of the body and its cooling will encourage their appearance. To relieve them quickly, hydrate a lot and stretch. In homeopathy, you can take arnica in 9 CH. To avoid recurrence, practice physical activity regularly, respecting your limits, and remembering to warm up correctly before and stretch after. Don’t forget to drink regularly before, during and after exercise.
4. Having pain everywhere when you wake up due to osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is likely to explain morning pain. They are quite easily distinguished from the others by the fact that they disappear little by little when you start moving, and that they are joint. To limit morning pain due to osteoarthritis, avoid being overweight, hydrate yourself properly (do not hesitate to drink a glass of lukewarm water in the morning when you wake up), engage in regular physical activity, and stretch. smoothly, avoiding jerks.
5. Rheumatism
There are many forms of rheumatism. Certain forms explain the occurrence of pain throughout the body in the morning upon waking up. The rheumatisms that can be involved are generally arthritis. So :
- Ankylosing spondylitis can cause morning pain and stiffness in the spine, buttocks, hips, heels, and hand joints.
- Psoriatic arthritis causes pain in the spine and buttocks, as well as in the fingers and toes.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which joints remain painful and stiff for more than 60 minutes after getting up.
The management of this pain depends on the rheumatism in question. Different drug treatments exist, but they are cumbersome and must be monitored by a rheumatologist. Physiotherapy sessions may also be indicated.
6. Inflammatory pathologies
Several inflammatory pathologies are likely to explain pain throughout the body. However, these pains are not only present upon waking up. This will, for example, be the case with disabling pathologies such as Lyme disease (at an advanced stage), lupus erythematosus or fibromyalgia. For appropriate care, a precise diagnosis is necessary, knowing that the pain can be joint, muscular, bone or neurological.
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