Researchers find link between poor sleep and chronic pain — Harvard Gazette

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Researchers find link between poor sleep and chronic pain — Harvard Gazette It’s a common experience. Too much caffeine , anxiety, or insomnia muddled your sleep, keeping you tossing all night. But whatever the cause, the result is the same: The next morning, you feel beat up, achy pain pestering your head, lower back, or joints. It makes no intuitive sense. How can poor sleep cause pain? But medical professionals have long known there’s a mysterious link between the two, one that’s amplified for those suffering from chronic pain. “It’s a vicious cycle,” said Weihua Ding, an instructor i

Researchers find link between poor sleep and chronic pain — Harvard Gazette

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