{"id":38094,"date":"2024-10-09T12:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/?p=38094"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:21:54","slug":"calidad-del-descanso-y-relacion-en-artrosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/en\/calidad-del-descanso-y-relacion-en-artrosis\/","title":{"rendered":"THE QUALITY OF REST AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Article courtesy of Carla Estivill<\/a>, Management and Research in Cl\u00ednica Sue\u00f1o Estivill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE QUALITY OF REST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sleep is one of the essential pillars for the prevention of disease, for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, as well as for the cultivation of healthy ageing. Its wide-ranging benefits are due to the multiple functions attributed to it. While we sleep, we recover, memorise and consolidate what we do during the day. It is a multifunctional time for physiological processes such as the restoration of energy consumed during the day, cleansing of substances accumulated in the brain, recovery of the metabolic system or physical restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of rest are already evident in our daily lives, as sleeping well allows us to maintain our physical, mental and emotional well-being: we maintain an active and more positive attitude towards life, our social and family relationships are also more positive, as well as performing better at work, being more attentive and having a greater capacity for memorisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we sleep well we also recover better physically. Recent scientific studies show that the sleep period is the peak time for the repair and regeneration of tissues such as skin, muscles and cartilage, mainly due to the synthesis of growth hormone (GH)<\/strong> during the hours of deep sleep. Other hormones such as prolactin, luteinising hormone and testosterone, together with the anti-inflammatory effect of melatonin, complement this function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These substances are mainly secreted during sleep, i.e. they have a chronobiological cycle. In the case of growth hormone, for example, 70% is produced in deep sleep<\/strong>. Melatonin is the hormone that induces sleep, and is triggered by darkness. The highest peak appears around 2 a.m<\/strong>. and decreases throughout the night. With age, this substance decreases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BENEFITS OF SLEEP IN OSTEOARTHRITIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping well allows us to maintain good health and well-being, but without a doubt, the quality and quantity of sleep is a fundamental necessity for the care of diseases like OA<\/a>, to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n