Pain thresholds and suprathreshold pain after sleep restriction in migraine - A blinded crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is an unexplained association between disturbed sleep and migraine. In this blinded crossover study, we investigate if experimental sleep restriction has a different effect on pain thresholds and suprathreshold pain in interictal migraineurs and controls.

Methods

Forearm heat pain thresholds and tolerance thresholds, and trapezius pressure pain thresholds and suprathreshold pain were measured in 39 interictal migraineurs and 31 healthy controls after two consecutive nights of partial sleep restriction and after habitual sleep.

Results

The effect of sleep restriction was not significantly different between interictal migraineurs and controls in the primary analyses. Pressure pain thresholds tended to be lower (i.e., increased pain sensitivity) after sle

SUBMITTER: Neverdahl JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature