SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: April 6, 2007
EXCERPT: This "research shows that disrupted sleep, marked by multiple prolonged awakenings, impairs natural pain control mechanisms that are thought to play a key role in the development, maintenance, and exacerbation of chronic pain." more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Smith MT, Edwards RR, McCann UD, Haythornthwaite JA. The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Pain Inhibition and Spontaneous Pain in Women. Sleep. 2007 Apr 1;30(4): 494-505
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