Why is my body now sore when I sleep? (pains, aches, doctor)
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I used to never have aches or pains when I slept. Now at 41 when everything is exactly the same I get neck and body aches. But after I wake up I don't have these pains. I am now all off the sudden very sensitive to the mattress I sleep on. Is this just the result of older age?
I used to never have aches or pains when I slept. Now at 41 when everything is exactly the same I get neck and body aches. But after I wake up I don't have these pains. I am now all off the sudden very sensitive to the mattress I sleep on. Is this just the result of older age?
Well, first off, what do you mean by "exactly the same"? Same as what? Over how long? I'd bet $ to donuts something has changed about your life as time passed. You aren't aware of your body posture or how much you tend to move while asleep, so how do you even know "everything is exactly the same"? Yes, your chronological age is a factor. Your body itself changes over time. Cartilage tends to dry out with age leading to joint stiffness and aches if you haven't moved around for several hours at a time. Your sleep pattern and default sleep positions could easily have changed due to how physically or mentally tired you happen to be, how relaxed, stressed, physically fit or unfit, you happen to be. Then there's sleep apnea. Many folks develop that with age. Everything in your waking life can affect how you sleep. Are you suggesting that nothing in your waking life has changed at all over time? Unlikely.
All that is just one side of the equation. Then there's trends in mattress manufacturing. Those haven't stayed "exactly the same" over time either.
I used to never have aches or pains when I slept. Now at 41 when everything is exactly the same I get neck and body aches. But after I wake up I don't have these pains. I am now all off the sudden very sensitive to the mattress I sleep on. Is this just the result of older age?
As pointed out, it could be your own age. It could also be combined with the age of your mattress. A mattress usually lasts about ten years before it needs replacing. How old is your mattress?
I have two queen size mattresses in my house. The one in the upstairs bedroom is probably 15 years old, the one in the downstairs bedroom is maybe 5 years old. I've recently been sleeping in the downstairs bedroom for the past few nights and I can tell the difference in mattress quality. Upstairs, I occasionally have pains in my right thigh that my doctor attributes to a pinched nerve in my spine; these pains only showed up about 5 years ago. Downstairs right now, I don't have any such pains on the newer mattress - ever. Mind you, these are both the same make and model mattresses, bought from Costco.
As pointed out, it could be your own age. It could also be combined with the age of your mattress. A mattress usually lasts about ten years before it needs replacing. How old is your mattress?
I have two queen size mattresses in my house. The one in the upstairs bedroom is probably 15 years old, the one in the downstairs bedroom is maybe 5 years old. I've recently been sleeping in the downstairs bedroom for the past few nights and I can tell the difference in mattress quality. Upstairs, I occasionally have pains in my right thigh that my doctor attributes to a pinched nerve in my spine; these pains only showed up about 5 years ago. Downstairs right now, I don't have any such pains on the newer mattress - ever. Mind you, these are both the same make and model mattresses, bought from Costco.
It happens on every mattress I try now. Some worse than others.
I used to never have aches or pains when I slept. Now at 41 when everything is exactly the same I get neck and body aches. But after I wake up I don't have these pains. I am now all off the sudden very sensitive to the mattress I sleep on. Is this just the result of older age?
You are 41 now, so everything is NOT "exactly the same." It's called getting older.
Your post is unclear to me. You have aches while sleeping but after waking you’re fine?
How are you aware of discomfort while asleep?
Sometimes I wake up with a sore neck. Pretty sure this is from sleeping on my back while twisting my head to one side.
I know because I wake up multiple times a night when I am getting discomfort.
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Well, first off, what do you mean by "exactly the same"? Same as what? Over how long? I'd bet $ to donuts something has changed about your life as time passed. You aren't aware of your body posture or how much you tend to move while asleep, so how do you even know "everything is exactly the same"? Yes, your chronological age is a factor. Your body itself changes over time. Cartilage tends to dry out with age leading to joint stiffness and aches if you haven't moved around for several hours at a time. Your sleep pattern and default sleep positions could easily have changed due to how physically or mentally tired you happen to be, how relaxed, stressed, physically fit or unfit, you happen to be. Then there's sleep apnea. Many folks develop that with age. Everything in your waking life can affect how you sleep. Are you suggesting that nothing in your waking life has changed at all over time? Unlikely. 
