Why is My Lower back pain Worse in the Morning?
The discs in your lower back take on fluid during the night, when you’re sleeping. You’re lying down so gravity and body weight are not acting to push the vertebrae together, compressing the discs. This allows the discs to take on fluid, like a sponge.
When you wake up in the morning you’re actually a little taller compared to later in the day, because of the increased fluid content of your discs. On average, you’re somewhere between 1/2 inch and 1 inch taller in the morning compared to the evening.
More fluid in your lumbar discs means more pressure. When you sit and bend forward this increases the pressure in your lumbar discs even more.
Sitting and bending forward with increased pressure in your discs can cause micro-trauma to the posterior part of the disc, which has nerve endings. This can result in pain.
This is one of the main reasons lower back pain is worse in the morning. Most people wake up then go sit or do something that involves flexion through the lumbar spine.
Simply don’t sit or bend forward for the first hour after waking up. Within the first hour after waking most of the fluid is pushed back out of the discs in your lower back, reducing the pressure. Then you can sit and bend forward with less chance of causing pain.
This is a PROVEN method for reducing back pain. It works, period. This one habit is often a game changer for people. Doing this can set you up for less pain over the course of the entire day. And it allows the lumbar discs to heal.
Below are two randomized controlled trial that prove controlling early morning lumbar flexion reduces lower back pain:
The Mattress You Sleep on May Be Contributing to Lower Back Pain
Sleeping Position Could Be Related to Lower Back Pain that is Worse in the Morning
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