Doosje, Hanne Lise (2021) The effect of sleep deprivation on pain. Master's Thesis / Essay, Biomedical Sciences.
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Abstract
Patients with diseases such as fibromyalgia (FM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lower back pain struggle with a constant pain feeling that does not fade, day and night. In chronic pain disorders sleep complaints are very common. Subsequently, poor sleep can result in sleep deprivation. Numerous studies have investigated the effect of sleep deprivation on pain. These studies have indicated that sleep deprivation has a lowering effect on the pain threshold. To build towards the conclusion of what effect sleep deprivation has on pain, studies conduct experiments with either humans (clinical) or animals, especially rats. Subjects were sleep deprived and subsequently their pain threshold was measured. Overall the studies and the pathways conclude that after a night of sleep deprivation, participants were more sensitive to pain than fully rested patients. Pathways mentioned in this review overall supported the conclusion of more sensitivity to pain after being sleep deprived, although some contradictions were found. It is important to further conduct research about both the complex processes of pain and sleep, focusing on one aspect at a time.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Havekes, R. |
| Degree programme: | Biomedical Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2021 11:10 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2021 11:10 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/24888 |
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