Previously published in Examiner
Most Montrealers complain they do not get enough sleep. Yet, sleep affects are physical and mental health. Not having enough sleep affects our mood, our stamina, our home-life and career, and our social relationships.
Sleep is an important human function which is essential for good physical health and good mental health. Even though sleep is so important many Montrealers take sleeping for granted. They either sleep too much or more often than not, sleep less than is recommended for good health. Montrealers will catnap rather than sleep, burn the midnight oil studying, play on the computer, or just insist that they are too busy too sleep.
Conditions that affect sleep, our health, and mental health include such topics as sleepwalking. For help in the Montreal area for sleep disorders you can in Montreal click here:
Mount Sinai Hospital Sleep Center
Montreal Sleep Clinic
Precautionary measure for sleepwalkers
The first rule of thumb is get adequate sleep, sleepwalking is associated with sleep disturbance or sleep deprivation.
Avoid any kind of stimulation before going to bed, such as drinking coffee or using other caffeine substances such as chocolate, or it can mean don’t watch a scary movie before going to bed or play loud music. Avoid alcohol or medications that stimulate the central nervous system.
Exercise or meditate, this also calm the body down.
Make sure the bedroom is calm, quiet, and free of any harmful objects such as a chord trailing along the floor which the sleepwalker can trip over, or a glass on the night-table that can fall and break and cut the sleepwalker’s feet.
Remove toys or clothes from the floor or any other objects the sleepwalker can fall over.
If possible the bedroom of sleepwalkers should be on the main floor to avoid falling down the stairs in their sleep. Also the sleepwalker should never use the top bunk bed for the same reason.
Lock cupboards, doors, and windows so that the sleepwalker cannot get into dangerous things in the cupboard, go out the door, or climb or fall out of the window. Cover glass windows with blinds or heavy drapes so that the sleepwalker does not cut themselves. Set an alarm to go off when the sleepwalker leaves his or her bedroom so that someone can get up and make sure he or she is okay.
Source:
http://www.medicinenet.com/sleepwalking/page6.htm