Lack of sleep increases pain

News24xx.com - Just one sleepless night is enough to lower the pain threshold. This is stated in the study of scientists from the University of California at Berkeley.

The problem is that, due to a lack of sleep, the neurons of the brain, which are responsible for suppressing pain, are turned off. Thus, an explanation was found for the connection between lack of sleep and physiological discomfort. In this regard, experts urge to pay more attention to the problem of adequate sleep of patients in hospitals. First of all, we are talking about those whose treatment and recovery process is accompanied by pain.

Experts note that the better the patients sleep at night, the less pain they experience. With this in mind, it is recommended not to interfere with their nighttime sleep of various kinds of noise and artificial lighting. Scientists believe that patient sleep should be an important priority for health care workers in connection with the identified link between sleep deficit and pain.

The authors of the study point out that the results of the study also show a link between the spread of lack of sleep in the population and the increase in chronic pain.