> Link between chronic pain and lack of sleep identified
> People with pain who believe they won’t be able to sleep are more likely to suffer from insomnia, thus causing worse pain.
> Pioneering study could lead to specific cognitive therapy to cure insomnia and treat chronic pain.
‘I won’t be able to cope with my pain if I don’t sleep well’ – research from the University of Warwick reveals that the way chronic pain patients think about pain and sleep leads to insomnia and poor management of pain.
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