Study finds behavioral link between insomnia and tension-type headaches

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Study finds behavioral link between insomnia and tension-type headaches

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Using sleep or napping to cope with chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could lead to chronic insomnia according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found that napping to relieve headache pain could serve as a behavioral link between headache and sleep disturbance.

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Tags: Headache, Pain, Chronic Pain, Sleep Disorder, Sleep, Insomnia, Behavior

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Behavioral Link Between Insomnia And Tension-type Headaches

sciencedaily.com — “Using sleep or napping to cope with chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could lead to chronic insomnia according to a new study. The study found that napping to relieve headache pain could serve as a behavioral link between headache and sleep disturbance.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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eurekalert.org — “A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of sleep or napping to relieve chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could have the unwanted effect of decreasing the homeostatic drive for sleep, leading to reduced ability to initiate and maintain sleep at night. Use of sleep as a coping mechanism for pain over time could lead to the development of poor sleep hygiene and serve as a perpetuating factor for chronic insomnia.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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