RA sleep secret #1: Relax your face
Tiffany Westrich of Los Angeles, who has RA, says that relaxing your facial muscles, which carry a lot of stress, can help improve sleep . "It works like magic, helping me drift off while distracting me from pain. Try to move all of your face muscles forward, which causes them to relax. Take a breath and do it again, relaxing more and then repeat. I find it helps to start with the jaw, then the forehead, then the cheeks. After a few breaths it feels like your face is letting out a big sigh of relief!"