Poor sleep linked to migraine attacks in new UArizona Health Sciences study

Poor sleep linked to migraine attacks in new UArizona Health Sciences studyResearchers at the Comprehensive Center for Pain& Addiction found that sleep disturbances increased vulnerability to migraine attacks, but the opposite isn ' t true. Stacy Pigott Today University of Arizona Health SciencesGettyImages-167157108-hero-Card-web.jpgHealthCollege of Health SciencesCollege of Medicine - TucsonResearch Media contact(s)Phil Villarreal University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Communicationspvillarreal@arizona.edu520-621-8659This week is National Sleep Week and Friday, March 15, is World Sleep Day.Frank Porreca is available for interviews about this paper and previous research on the link between sleep and chronic pain. Contact Phil Villarreal at 520-403-1986 orpvillarreal@arizona.edu to schedule interviews.A new study by researchers at theUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks that suggests improving sleep health may diminish migraine attacks in people with migraine.Many people with migraine report having sleeping disorders, including insomnia, trouble falling or staying asleep, poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, waking up from sleep and being forced to sleep because of a migraine headache. Until now, it was unknown whether migraine causes poor sleep or vice versa." It has been recognized for quite a long time that there is a relationship between sleep and migraine, " said principal investi...
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