Chronic pain and insomnia often occur together and can seriously affect patient well-being. To improve the quality of life of people who experience chronic pain and associated sleep disorders, the Pain in Motion and Brain, Body and Cognition research groups of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel teamed up with the SPINE research group of the University of Ghent for a large-scale investigation.
Professor Anneleen Malfliet of the Pain in Motion group: "Our research looked at 123 people with chronic spinal pain, who had suffered for at least three months with neck or lower back pain without clear cause, and who also experienced insomnia. ...
