Leg discomfort at night can make it hard to fall asleep or get back to sleep. But not every strange or painful feeling in the legs has the same cause. Restless legs syndrome and leg cramps can both affect sleep, but they tend to [...]
Since the 2000s, opioid addiction has been considered a major global health problem. A few years ago, the growing epidemic of opioid use was declared a public health emergency by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Opioids are typically prescribed to treat [...]
A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity. The study, appearing in the December issue of the journal SLEEP, involved 18 healthy, pain-free, sleepy volunteers. They were randomly assigned to four nights [...]
Constantly exhausted but unable to sleep, the complaint is common among fibromyalgia patients. Until now doctors have had a difficult time treating sleep disruption from the chronic condition. Researchers have discovered restless leg syndrome is often the culprit, and medication for the sleep disorder [...]
Maybe it’s not such a good idea to take a nap when you have a tension headache. A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows there may be a link between headaches, naps, and insomnia. The study involved 32 women who [...]
