11/29/2025
Do you ever notice your joints hurt more after a night of poor sleep? There is a real reason for that. When your sleep is disrupted, your body produces more inflammatory chemicals and less of the hormones that support healing. That shift can make your knees, hips, back, or shoulders feel stiff and achy the next day.
Sleep is when your body repairs tissue, reduces inflammation, and restores balance. When you wake up often or sleep lightly, that repair process gets interrupted. Over time this can make joint pain feel worse and can slow the recovery of old injuries.
If you find yourself waking up tired and sore, your body may be signaling that it needs deeper rest and better recovery habits. Paying attention to your sleep is one of the simplest ways to support healthier joints and more comfortable mornings.
Foundations Health and Physical Medicine helps people understand the deeper causes of joint pain so they can feel better throughout every season.