Now, patients were coming to see me with fatigue, aches and pains and insomnia, and despite my training, I didn't know what to do.
The good news is there are myriad non-medical and medical treatments that have been shown to be effective in treating symptoms of insomnia -- from relaxation training to cognitive behavioral therapy to alternative medicines to over-the-counter and prescription medications.
This finding is consistent with previous studies in Western countries reporting the beneficial effect of cognitive behavioral training on insomnia in older adults.
Four years ago, she failed to taper her training properly, developed insomnia from stress and did not qualify for the Atlanta Olympics in any individual event.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has graded relaxation training as a "Standard" treatment for insomnia.
The purpose of this study was to understand mindfulness training as experienced by patients with chronic insomnia, and suggest procedures that may be useful in optimizing sleep benefits.
You don't have to train like a maniac to experience exercise-induced insomnia.
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Use of meditation and yoga to develop mindful awareness ('mindfulness training') may be an effective approach to treat chronic insomnia, with sleep outcomes comparable to nightly use of prescription sedatives, but more durable and with minimal or no side effects.
At baseline, the GSS was negatively associated with habitual training (r = -.26, p =.01), and correlated with initial insomnia (r =.20, p =.05), low quality of sleep (r =.30, p =.003), and feeling tired after waking (r =.35, p =.001).
