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  • Title: The effects of recovery sleep on pain perception: A systematic review.
    Author: Stroemel-Scheder C, Kundermann B, Lautenbacher S.
    Journal: Neurosci Biobehav Rev; 2020 Jun; 113():408-425. PubMed ID: 32275917.
    Abstract:
    Experimental studies highlight profound effects of sleep disruptions on pain, showing that sleep deprivation (SD) leads to hyperalgesic pain changes. On the other hand, given that sleep helps normalizing bodily functions, a crucial role of restorative sleep in the overnight restoration of the pain system seems likely. Thus, a systematic review of experimental studies on effects of recovery sleep (RS; subsequently to SD) on pain was performed with the aim to check whether RS resets hyperalgesic pain changes occurring due to SD. Empirical animal and human studies including SD-paradigms, RS and pain assessments were searched in three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO) using a predefined algorithm. 29 studies were included in this review. Most results indicated a reset of enhanced pain sensitivity and vulnerability following RS, especially when total SD was implemented and pressure pain or painful symptoms (human studies) were assessed. Further research should focus on whether and how recovery is altered in chronic pain patients, as this yields implications for pain treatment by enhancing or stabilizing RS.
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