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Spontaneous Pain and Pain Sensitivity in Response to Prolonged Experimental Sleep Disturbances-Potential Sex Differences.
Authors
Olia K, Goldstein MR, Engert LC, Besedovsky L, Dang R, Bertisch SM, Sethna N, Haack MAbstract
Insomnia is a highly prevalent condition that predisposes individuals to many chronic pain disorders, with most of them showing pronounced sexual dimorphism. We investigated whether experimental insomnia-like sleep disturbances (ESD) affect spontaneous pain and pain sensitivity, and whether sex modulates pain responses.