60-80% of the population suffer lower back pain

Lower back pain is one of the most common health problems that the human population encounters, with an estimated 60%-80% of all people experiencing lower back pain at some point in their life.

Therefore, if you have not yet had problems with lower back pain there is a good chance that you may in the future.

Sleep and rest is vital for helping to regain full back function without pain, but there is one specific type of back pain that can block this from happening; night time back pain. Most people can change their sleeping patterns in order to get some relief from the lower back pain that they suffer daily, but night time back pain does not go away once they rest the back,regardless of how they are positioned.

Sometimes also referred to as nocturnal back pain, those that suffer from night time back pain will find that the pain actually increases when lying down to sleep and there are others who do not experience any back pain until they get into bed and lie down.

In a study that was conducted in 2005, 44% of people that were seen for back pain at a UK clinic experienced night time back pain and out of those about half said that they suffered on a nightly basis. Some people that suffered from the pain reported waking up as much as six times every night, with most people waking up at least two or more times. As a result, most people that suffer from nocturnal back pain only get five hours, or less, sleep every night.

It is not clear what exactly causes night time back pain to develop, but disc degeneration or similar mechanical problems with the back are common reasons. Other causes include injury from an auto accident, fall or other type of incident that may have caused fractures or sprains. In addition, certain disease may lead to night time back pain including spinal stenosis, endometriosis, pregnancy, and some forms of arthritis.