
06/09/2023
Osteoarthritis is a condition that may affect the ability to do everyday activities, including sleep. Patients with arthritis may experience joint pain and swelling that may it hard to get to sleep and stay asleep. Try taking pain medication like ibuprofen, one of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with dinner to ease arthritis pain and swelling. Take a nice warm bath or shower before turning in for the night. People can use a heated blanket, hot water bottle, or heat pad to ease joint discomfort. Joints like hips may be prone to be more painful when lying down. Heat should lessen pain and make it easier to fall asleep, especially if you have osteoarthritis of the hip.