{"id":617153,"date":"2019-12-30T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=617153"},"modified":"2020-11-13T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:07:34","slug":"improving-sleep-quality-to-reduce-pain-caused-by-a-sporting-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/improving-sleep-quality-to-reduce-pain-caused-by-a-sporting-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Sleep Quality To Reduce Pain Caused By A Sporting Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Improving Sleep Quality To Reduce Pain Caused By A Sporting Injury<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Being a sporting legend is definitely not without its downfalls and setbacks, and when considering just how important quality sleep<\/a><\/span><\/span> is for proper healing, you should be focusing a certain amount of your energy on ensuring you are actually able to get a good night\u2019s rest. While many sporting stars may assume that the best way to heal from an injury is to partake in physiotherapy exercises and apply medical advice, quality sleep is an extremely underappreciated method of encouraging rapid healing. If you are hoping to enhance your sleep quality to reap the many benefits of sleep for ultimate physical and mental performance, you should consider adjusting the following aspects of your sleep environment.<\/p>\n

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Your Bed<\/strong>
\nYour bed and the mattress you sleep on should always be the first culprit to question when you find yourself unable to rest in the evenings. If you are sharing your bed with a partner, you may be disrupted my motion disturbances during the night, which will ultimately cause breaks in your sleep pattern and prevent you from quality sleep. In this case, you should consider opting for a Ghostbed split king mattress<\/a><\/span><\/span> as this incredible mattress would allow you and your partner to rest peacefully throughout the night without the concern for motion disruptions during the night. In the event that you aren\u2019t sharing your bed with a partner, it would be best to invest in a regular quality mattress that is firm enough to provide you with adequate support. While many may believe that soft-top mattresses are the most comfortable, they are unable to provide sporting legends with adequate support, which ultimately leads to aches and pains when waking.<\/p>\n

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Your Decor<\/strong>
\nIt is most unfortunate that home decor magazines and advertisements lead us to believe that vibrant and colourful bedrooms are appropriate. While these types of bedrooms may be suitable for impressing guests, they will not be able to encourage quality sleep. The best bedroom colour schemes<\/span><\/span> should be plain and as simple as possible to prevent a chaotic appeal in the evenings. The less you have in your bedroom, the better your sleep will be. Therefore, you should stray from fun and playful designs that are considered busy as you will be unable to find rest in the evenings.<\/p>\n

Your Curtains<\/strong>
\nLight disturbances can be as catastrophic for your sleep quality as the state of your mattress, which is why the curtains you have in your bedroom may be responsible for your sleep deprivation. Black-out curtains are most suitable for bedrooms as they promise to keep light out. You will also be more able to sleep in when necessary as these thick curtains will keep your room dark when closed. Your curtains should also be plain and neutral rather than the printed busy alternatives to keep your sleep environment as calm as possible. Regular quality sleep will encourage healing<\/span><\/span><\/a> for both the body and the mind, which is why you should investigate the state of your sleep environment and make necessary adjustments to boost healing and general health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Improving Sleep Quality To Reduce Pain Caused By A Sporting Injury Being a sporting legend is definitely not without its downfalls and setbacks, and when considering just how important quality sleep is for proper healing, you should be focusing a certain amount of your energy on ensuring you are actually able to get a good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":617157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-617153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ulster-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639910,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617153\/revisions\/639910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}