I have often in these virtual pages emphasized the importance of sleep in reducing the severity of chronic pain. Sleep has been shown in fibromyalgia studies to be extremely important in reducing the pain fibromyalgia patients experience, and a lack of sleep appears to contribute to the misery restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients experience.
Insomnia affects 10% to 20% of the United States population. Among the elderly, the percentage of those affected is 47%. For the year 2007, it is...
I just came out of a major three-week flare. I was moving very slowly, and in constant pain that fluctuated from a six to a 9. I was,... Read more »
The causes of sleepless nights are numerous and varied, everything from noisy neighbors to stress to a sleep disorder. Another cause of... Read more »
September is designated as Pain Awareness Month. Although most people don’t realize it, chronic pain has become a national health... Read more »
Contemplating suicide just because you can't sleep may seem a bit drastic, and this would be true if the insomnia only lasted for a night... Read more »
Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have issued the result of a study that discusses how a... Read more »
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS, is an autoimmune illness characterized by profound and prolonged exhaustion... Read more »
Chronic fatigue syndrome (also called myalgic encephalopathy or ME/CFS) should be diagnosed by a physician who is familiar with the illness and... Read more »
How do you tell whether you have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME”) or both? Are they... Read more »
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have poor sleep quality have a greater risk of fatigue, depression, severe pain, and functional disability, a... Read more »
If you are reading this, someone close to you lives with and suffers from chronic pain. Since pain is invisible, many find it hard to believe that... Read more »
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