Sleep Archives - Clinical Pain Advisor

Later High School Start Time Linked to Decreased Adolescent Migraine Frequency

By

Brandon May

December 22, 2020

High school students with migraine report a lower headache frequency if their school starts at 8:30 am or later compared with those who start school earlier in the day.

Chronic Pain

Symptoms of Pain, Anxiety, and Disability Predict Changes in Pain Intensity

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

November 13, 2020

Can pain intensity scores predict psychosocial outcomes longitudinally? This study examines that question.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine Improves Pain, Sleep Measures in Fibromyalgia

By

Clinical Pain Advisor Contributing Writer

November 15, 2019

Researchers evaluated the safety and efficacy of a sublingual formulation of cyclobenzaprine in fibromyalgia.

Nerve pain is often worse at night, causing difficulty sleeping. Patients may be hypersensitive, reporting discomfort from the touch of sheets or the pressure of lying down.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Poor Sleep, Activity Interference, Catastrophizing, and Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia

By

Gary Rothbard, MD

October 22, 2019

Patients with fibromyalgia who reported more nonrestorative sleep reported higher levels of activity interference the next morning.

PAINWeek 2019

CBD Oil Use May Improve Chronic Pain and Associated Anxiety and Depression

By

Brandon May

September 10, 2019

Patients with chronic pain may perceive improvements in pain, sleep, anxiety, and depression with the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol oil.

Rheumatology

Poor Sleep, Fatigue Associated With Worsening Pain in Hip Osteoarthritis

By

Hannah Dellabella

August 22, 2019

Poor sleep quality and greater fatigue may be associated with pain exacerbation in patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.

Migraine & Headache

Reduced Sleep Quality in Chronic, Episodic Cluster Headache

By

Gary Rothbard, MD

July 1, 2019

Patients with vs without episodic or chronic cluster headache may have reduced sleep quality.

Migraine & Headache

Sleep Quality in Chronic Tension-Type Headaches

By

Sunali Wadehra

June 21, 2018

Investigators examined baseline and 1-year variables and their association with quality of sleep in chronic tension-type headaches.

Pediatric Pain Management

The Relationship Between Sleep, Chronic Pain, and Mood Disorders in Children

By

Gary Rothbard, MD

May 1, 2018

The presence of sleep disorders in children with chronic pain may result in greater pain levels and pain interference, a relationship that may in part be mediated by anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Chronic Pain

Sleep Quality, PTSD Symptoms, and Chronic Pain in Youth

February 12, 2018

For youth with chronic pain, researchers found that sleep quality partially mediated the relationships between PTSD and pain intensity and interference.