Showering at night = bone pain?

I had not heard this before and I always take a shower at night. It is customary for everyone in my family to do so each and every night and to date I do see the correlation between the two. Perhaps it is one of those old wise tales that many elders follow routinely.

I don't really know. i shower a lot at night but have never had bones pains or anything. Instead, I sleep really well if I take showers at night, but will have a stuffy nose in the morning if I sleep without blow drying my hair. Anyway I think the bone pain just develops as we get older and it might not have anything to do with showers at nights.

She is completely wrong!!! Think about it, how could showering at night have any relation to bone pain? For that matter, how could showering in general have any relation to bone pain? It just doesnt make sense!! I have always showered at night - because it helps me to relax and I like to be clean when I get into bed. I say do whatever is right for you. If your mother believes her statements, just smile and say 'ok, mom!' And then do what you want. She is probably trying to be helpful, but she just isnt being logical!

the drop in temperature at night seems to be the factor behind this customary belief amongst our elders, which in fact is true as the tendency to get warm after a bath at night is minimal, thus the cold temperature tends to affect our nerves, muscles and bones relatively resulting to rheumatism, muscle spasms, arthritis and other musculoskeletal problems.

I shower at night, usually before bed, I do not suffer from bone pain. Maybe from the cold, which may lead to bone pain perhaps. As far as I know, being cold prior to sleeping can generate muscle ache from a possible fever or cold(sickness) that could develop, not so much bone pain. But who knows, our elders are usually very wise, and have knowledge that has not been documented. Some of their advise may be little but they seem to be true in some cases.

As far as I know, it is not. Showering at night wouldn't cause you bone pain later on. But, please note that if someone already have a bone pain, then it is better don't take shower at night, as it would be bad for his health, especially because of the coldness. An exception come if they are showering with warm water. A person with bone pain is allowed to showering at night if they are using warm water.

I do think that sometimes the elders have many strange rules. And it doesn't make a sense to have the bone pain because having the shower at night. Probably your mom also tell you that sleeping with wet hair will give you headache when you grow old. I don't believe it. If you still feel comfortable, you shall not change it. Keeping the balance is important. I love China

hi a year older no no no thats an old wives tale. Taking a shower at an y time if its warm water will not cause pain. pain comes from some internal thing thats wrong. probably your mom had arthritis and did not go to a doctor to have it diagnosed and treated.,there are a lot of good medications that will stop; that pain in its tracks bu t you must get medical help for this so called bone pain.arthritis is caused by joints rubbing against eah other when the cartilage is worn away not by showers.Showering at any time as nothing to do with internal pains at all. what an oldd idea. seek medical help if you have these pains as they can be helped.

Hi, a_year_older. I have never heard of this "saying" before. I know that many people that have bone problems have problems being around the cold air. It will make them feel extreme pain. I just have never heard of showering at night, causing bone pain though. I really don't want to give you the wrong information here, but I don't think that I can believe what your mother has said to you.

I shower anytime I want specially during summer.. my mom used to say the same thing too..but I just cant obey her..lol and usually im not a morning person..so most of my activities are done during night even cleaning the house... specially when i dont have to work..

I always take a shower before going to bed because I can't really sleep if I'll not do it especially if I am outside the house for a day.With all the smoke and germs outside, I guess who will get sick if you don't wash yourself before going to bed.

I always shower at night because I think it's easier to leave for work the following day. I live in Japan and most people take their baths during nighttime. A majority of the Japanese population comprise of older people, and I have never heard that taking a bath at night has caused them bone pain.