How Sleep Affects Your Healing –
Innovative Spine Care with Dr. Troy on 93.9 KPDQ #56
Mike Lee: Welcome to Innovative Spine Care with Dr. Troy on 93.9 K Q. This is Mike Lee with special guest expert Dr. Troy M. Dreiling, Doctor of Chiropractic, who serves as vice president of the International Disc Education Association with a masterclass certificate on nonsurgical spinal decompression. And he’s triple-certified in it! Disc Centers of America, Vancouver, is located at 3021 Northeast 72nd Drive, Suite 15 in Vancouver, Washington. And that’s just south of Fourth Plain Boulevard. Give him a call at (360) 727-0455. You can even chat live with an expert from Vancouver Disc Center at the website www.vancouverdisccenter.com. How are you doing today, Troy?
Dr. Troy:
Doing fantastic, thank you Mike!
Mike:
<Laugh>. I’m glad to hear it. Did you get a good night’s sleep last night, I hope?
Dr. Troy:
I did.
Mike:
Well, that makes one of us. Sometimes it’s just difficult to remain asleep. So, can you tell us why is sleep so important in your work with helping people with back pain and other health issues?
Dr. Troy:
That’s a good question, Mike. Sleep is so important to healing because our body’s a self-healing mechanism. God made this really, cool thing called a brain-spinal cord nerve system and it’s designed to help your body heal. But if you’re out of alignment, you’re not getting proper sleep, your body’s not going to heal like God intended it to.
So, there are five things that make sleep important and the effects of sleep. One is it helps increase blood flow to muscles. You know, so many people have physical jobs, they’re bending, lifting, twisting, and sleep helps increase blood flow to muscles, cells help stimulate healing, and in some cases a regeneration of tissues. It helps to increase hormones from the pituitary gland that helps cells repair and grow while you’re sleeping at night. Another thing that’s produced is a hormone called prolactin, which is an anti-inflammatory chemical that helps your body reduce inflammation.
So many people today, they’re inflamed, they’re hurting. So, if we can get better sleep, we’re going to help reduce those, those inflammatory factors. And when you sleep, it reduces stress, and reduces cortisol, which is one of those hormones that make you crave sugar, make you crave fat, it makes you anxious, increases your blood pressure.
Sleep is super essential, and it also helps people create energy so that they can repair. And I can’t tell you, Mike, how many times people come to my office, and this is usually the biggest motivating factor is they’ve got some sort of condition, some sort of pain in their neck or back or legs or extremity and they can’t sleep. Maybe they got in a car crash, they’re not able to sleep, they hurt themselves at work, they’re not able to sleep. That’s usually why they’ll pick up the phone and call us because they’re not sleeping well.
Mike:
Dr. Troy, after almost 30 years in practice, do patients ever ask you about what mattress you recommend? What was your typical answer and how has that changed with the new Disc Centers of America “Zero Gravity” mattress,
Dr. Troy:
You know, Mike, after 30 years of practice, people would always think, oh, it’s my mattress. This is causing my back pain. So, they’d always say, Hey Dr. Troy, what would you recommend? And I wasn’t a mattress guy, so I would say, “Just go to the mattress store, lay on all the mattresses, and let them sell you a mattress”.
But now, after being in practice for so long and doing spinal decompression work and flexion distraction work, you know, sleep is essential. And that I came across the Zero Gravity mattress it just makes sense to put yourself in zero gravity when you’re sleeping. That’s going to help reduce stress and pressure off the core muscles. It’s going to help increase oxygenation, it’s going to help you sleep better so it’s a game changer. You know, if somebody’s investing money into getting their spine working and functioning again, it would only make sense that they would continue to do those things at home – that would help support their healing and their recovery.
Mike:
I hear that zero gravity is one of the best possible positions you can get your body in. Dr. Troy. So why is this important?
Dr. Troy:
Well, Mike, it’s important because, you know, people spend most of their day standing or sitting, so they’re putting a lot of stress on their core muscles, on their hip flexors, on their back muscles. And what zero gravity does, it helps put them in a position to help take the stress off the big trunk muscles. For example, the psoas muscle, which is a trunk flexor, it’s a hip flexor, is usually where we’re going to see this muscle involved heavily in some sort of back pain disc issue with people.
So, putting them in a zero gravity position helps decompress the disc, and the nerves, it helps take pressure off the spinal joints and alleviates muscle tensions. And this is a great way for the body to help circulate blood so that it stimulates healing and helps tissues repair and regenerate while you’re sleeping at night. And if you put the body in zero gravity, you’re going to have less stress, you are going to produce less cortisol, which is a huge stress hormone that tends to keep people up at night, keeps them awake, keeps them, keeps their heart rate elevated. The whole goal when we sleep is to calm down, rest and recover so that we can be fresh for the next day.
Mike:
There is nothing like a good night’s sleep. Dr. Troy, so when people are being treated by you for spine-related issues, how does the Disc Centers of America zero Gravity mattress help?
Dr. Troy:
Well, Mike, the big thing is putting them into a position where it helps stress not be put on spinal joints, on muscles, on nerves so that we increase oxygenation. So key muscles and it helps the body heal itself. And that’s really the cool thing about the nerve system is if you put it in the right alignment, the body will heal itself. So many people think, you know, it’s just a mattress. But if there’s improper movement and function in the spine or the joints of the spine or the discs, helping put it in a non-stress position while you’re sleeping at night is critical. You know, most people spend 25% to 33% of their life sleeping on some sort of structure. So, I always say, why not put yourself into a zero gravity quality mattress so they can get a good night’s sleep like they deserve.
Mike:
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Now if you are suffering from herniated discs, sciatica, low back pain, spinal stenosis, neck pain, numbness, or tingling in your hands, or if you know someone who is, call 360-727-0455 and you can even chat live with an expert from Vancouver Disc Center at the website Vancouverdisccenter.com. That’s VancouverDiscCenter.com. And one more time, that mattress website address is myzerogravitymattress.com. What are some of the benefits of using this Disc Centers of America hybrid mattress Dr. Troy?
Dr. Troy:
Well one of the big things is people when they get out of it, I have patients who will have them tested out in our office and they’ll stand up and they’ll say, man, I feel less tension in my hips. My knees feel less stressed, my lower back feels less stressed. And they just get that comfy feeling when they lay on it. So innately their body says, wow, this just feels good. It’s cozy to them. So that’s one of the big things for healing is feeling like you’re well-rested and supported when you’re laying down.
Mike:
So how can our listeners get one of these mattresses, Dr. Troy?
Dr. Troy:
Well, Mike, they can go to our website, it’s called “myzerogravitymattress.com”, that’s myzerogravitymattress.com. They can check out the different mattresses, different sizes, there’s different bases and if you want to get the zero gravity platform, that’s what you want to get if you want to get the zero gravity experience. The other cool feature about our mattresses, it also has an anti-snore feature.
So, let’s say you’re there with your spouse and you have a split mattress. What you can do is hit the anti-snore button for your spouse and that will put them into a position where they’re less likely to snore. So that’s a cool feature. It’s also got a lounge feature; it’s got a TV feature and of course, you can customize it to raise your head or your feet, or both, or neither. So, they go to myzerogravitymattress.com. They can check out all the mattresses there and that’s the best way to get ahold of one of these.
Mike:
My zero gravity mattress.com. Yes. Excellent. Dr. Troy, do you have a sample mattress in your clinic for people to try out at Vancouver Disk Center?
Yep, we do. We just got a zero gravity mattress in our office so people, you know, I’m still kind of old school like that. I like to lay on them and test them out. So, I put one in my office so people can come to check them out and see what it feels like. They can experience different positions, the zero gravity, it’s amazing. Everybody that I put on it, they’re like, “These are comfortable!” and that’s really what you want in a mattress. You want to lay down, feel like you’re supported, feel like it’s comfortable, and you can get a good rest.
Mike:
Well, that’s for sure. Dr. Troy, so does this come with a warranty and what’s the return policy on this mattress?
Dr. Troy:
Yeah, Mike, the mattress has a 20-year warranty, which is, which is pretty amazing, and it’s got a 90 day return policy. So, if you don’t like it for any reason, you return it, and you get all your money back. You know, it’s interesting that 80% of mattress sales are done online. People don’t even go and lay on them anymore and they buy them online. And so, with the return policy, it makes it nice so they can test it out for 90 days, see if it’s a good fit for them and no questions asked if they want to return it. I actually got the mattress shipped to my office and I was quite surprised. I was a little nervous because last time I bought a mattress, you know, we had the box spring, we had the top mattress, we had the bed frame, we had to put all that together.
Dr. Troy:
It did not take me hours with this one. It came shipped in two boxes and I had it together within 10 minutes and was laying on it. It’s truly phenomenal. It’s lightweight and easy to move around. I know that’s one thing that my wife and I struggled with our mattress was so heavy, you know, we didn’t want to move it around our bedroom and it stayed in one spot forever. So, with the my zero gravity mattress, it’s very lightweight, you can move it wherever you want. It’s easy to transport and it’s very comfortable and has no hassle return policy.
Mike:
Well, that’s important, especially with something as large as a mattress, Dr. Troy. So, if someone’s suffering from neck or back pain, disc degeneration, or bulged discs, can they come see you at Vancouver Disc Center for a consultation and test out the mattress too?
Dr. Troy:
Absolutely, Mike, that’s one of the things we like to do with our new patients here. Try out our zero gravity mattress. But if you’re suffering, you got neck pain, back pain, you’ve got disc bulges, herniated discs, even neuropathy, we’re seeing great results. We’re on a winning streak with helping people with neuropathy. You know, if they call our office, we’ll get them in for a consultation, see if we can help, and see if we can get them sleeping better as well.
Mike:
Thank you for helping people live more fulfilled, comfortable lives, Dr. Troy. The next five callers at 360-727-0455 can come into Vancouver Disc Center for only $29 for a spinal decompression screening, which includes a review of your existing MRI or other spine imaging. A review of your current health state to determine if you are a qualified candidate for their cutting-edge healing technologies, all for just $29. If you are suffering from herniated discs, sciatica, low back pain, spinal stenosis, neck pain, numbness, or tingling in your hands, or if you know someone who is, please call 360-727-0455 and you can even chat live with the experts on the website, Vancouver Disc Center.com. Thanks so much again, Dr. Troy.
Dr. Troy:
Hey, you are welcome. I’m glad to be on the show today, Mike.
Mike Lee:
And thank you for joining us on Innovative Spine Care with Dr. Troy on 93.9 KPDQ
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