I'm really not sure tbh. I think it may be because during the day you have constant distraction, whereas the night it's just you and your broken legs.
short is not fun, you practically live on this forum, aren't you interested in learning more about life and how things work, especially with regards to something which is obviously so important to you
he asked you a genuine question and you decided to just blurt out a non-answer in yet another instance of you wasting everyone's bandwith with your posts
let me explain to you why it happens so you can learn something for once my dear buddy boyo
Why do broken bones hurt more at night?
1. Drop in Cortisol levels: Inflammation caused by broken bones cause healing to occur, whereby healthy cells are brought to the fore to work on damaged cells. This is what happens during the day. During the night, there is a drop in the stress hormone cortisol which has an anti-inflammatory response. There is less inflammation, less healing, so the damage to bone due to the above conditions accelerates in the night, with pain as the side-effect.
2. Swelling due to inactivity: Synovial fluid is a liquid present in all bone joints of the body that helps in lubricating movement of the joints. It also helps reduce swelling and pain when its flowing around. This is why, during day time, the person’s activity keeps the fluid flowing reducing bone pain due to the above-listed conditions. But at night, since there is no activity, movement of this fluid is limited, so symptoms like pain and swelling only increase.
3. Pain perception: Pain is both physical and psychological. During the day, the various activities and hustle-bustle of life, the presence of friends, family and co-workers around distracts the person away from pain, so the pain perception is lesser. At night, in sleep, there are no such distractions, so the awareness or perception of pain heightens.
4. Vicious cycle of sleep deprivation: Bone pain at night, is such a common occurrence that there is even a name for it – Painsomnia, or insomnia caused by pain. The pain keeps the person awake, or disturbs the sleep. The disturbed or incomplete sleep at night causes tiredness and sleepiness during the day. It robs the person of motivation to exercise actively which helps relieve symptoms of the above conditions. The lack of exercise worsens symptoms of those conditions, which in turn increases the pain at night, creating a vicious cycle of insomnia and pain.
5. Depression: Both pain and insomnia can induce depression in some people or worsen the symptoms for those already suffering from depression. Frequent bouts of depression bring down the levels of positive hormones such as serotonin, dopamine and endorphins in the body which are so important for healing, in any disease or condition. The delayed or diminished healing sustains the pain at night creating a vicious cycle of depression and physical pain.
so next time your legsies hurt during the night you will know why
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