More Sleep, Less Pain?
Sleep loss raises pain sensitivity; rest and caffeine may work better than painkillers By NANCY FLIESLER | May 8, 2017 | Harvard.edu Chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The study suggests that chronic pain sufferers can get relief by getting more sleep, or, short of that, by taking medications to promote wakefulness, such as caffeine. Both approaches performed better than standard painkillers in a rigorous study described in Nature Medicine on May 8. Pain physiologist Alban Latremoliere, HMS research fellow …
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