How sleep deprivation makes chronic pain worse
If you’re living with chronic pain, you may already suspect that poor sleep makes your symptoms harder to manage. What’s less widely understood is ...
If you’re living with chronic pain, you may already suspect that poor sleep makes your symptoms harder to manage.
What’s less widely understood is how profoundly sleep deprivation alters the biological and neurological systems that regulate pain.
It’s not simply that you feel more tired or less resilient. Insufficient sleep can actively increase pain sensitivity, amplify inflammation, and disrupt the brain’s ability to regulate discomfort.
