How does sleep affect chronic pain?
Sleep deprivation is a risk factor for chronic pain--and better sleep is part of the cure, says Michael Timothy Smith, MA, PhD, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more in this HealthMakers video.
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