When winter comes, the weather starts to get cold, and some people start to experience the symptom of feeling cold on their backs after sleeping at night, or it becomes worse. So what is the reason behind feeling cold on the back after sleeping at night?
1. Cold Exposure
Due to the cold weather and insufficient warmth, cold air enters through the mouth and nose, invades the lungs, and is unable to disperse, resulting in the feeling of coldness on the back after sleeping at night.
2. Weak Yang Energy in the Body
Patients who are generally weak in the body have insufficient yang energy. The back of the human body is considered yang, with daytime being yang and nighttime being yin. At night, when the yang energy is insufficient, external coldness arises from yang deficiency, leading to the symptom of feeling cold on the back during sleep, especially in the autumn and winter seasons.
3. Rheumatism
Rheumatism has a hidden onset, a slow course, and a long duration, and it can affect joints, muscles, bones, and other parts of the body. It can cause back pain and a feeling of coldness, especially worsening on rainy nights.
4. Cervical Spondylosis
For some patients with cervical spondylosis, the tension and spasm of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on both sides of the neck can stimulate nearby blood vessels (arteries) and nerves (brachial plexus), resulting in impaired blood supply and nutrient delivery to the back and upper limbs, causing a feeling of coldness.
5. Lumbar Myofasciitis
Lumbar myofasciitis is mainly characterized by diffuse pain, coldness, numbness of the skin, and movement disorders in the lower back. It is milder during the day and more frequent at night. It can also be triggered by fatigue and changes in seasonal weather.
6. How to Prevent and Treat Feeling Cold on the Back after Sleeping at Night
① Dietary Therapy
For people with weak yang energy, they can consume some yang-warming foods, such as beef, chicken, lamb, and crucian carp. Excessive consumption of yang-warming foods can easily cause internal heat, so it is recommended to combine them with neutral-nourishing foods, such as lotus seeds, fox nuts, red dates, adzuki beans, bird's nests, and pig liver. Other nourishing foods like soft-shelled turtle, tortoise meat, black fungus, and sesame can also be consumed.
② Cupping Therapy
Cupping therapy can help to promote blood circulation, dispel cold and dampness, and regulate the flow of qi, thereby achieving the goal of strengthening the body and eliminating pathogenic factors.
③ Pay Attention to Warmth
It is important to add clothing in a timely manner, especially during the cold season. Taking measures to keep warm can prevent the body from becoming cold and causing back pain and coldness.
④ Increase Exercise
Exercise is a very important way to prevent diseases. Nowadays, more and more people pay attention to fitness and exercise to improve their physical fitness, which can effectively prevent diseases.
