ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
The Association between Sleep and Chronic Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review from the Last Decade.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The association between low back pain and sleep quality in adults 60 years and older: a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Associations between lifestyle-related risk factors and back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Mendelian randomization studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Multimodal Active Physiotherapy Versus Multimodal Passive Physiotherapy for Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Dual Outcomes of Physical and Mental Health.Pain research & management · 2025Trial
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Pain Management for Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
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- Health Patterns of Dementia Caregivers With Chronic Pain: Latent Profile Analysis of the PROMIS-29 Measure.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Predictive Factors for Clinical Improvement Following a Manual Therapy-Based Program in Patients with Neck Pain: A Prescriptive Clinical Prediction Rule Derivation Study.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
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- Occupational and non-occupational device-measured movement behaviours and low back pain: a compositional isotemporal substitution analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Sleep and Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients With Low-Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Observational
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- Association of the 24-hour movement behaviours composition with workers' chronic musculoskeletal pain.PloS one · 2026Article
- A stepped-care strategy for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in chronic spinal pain-protocol of a randomized clinical trial (the StepUp study).Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
- The relationship between healthy sleep patterns and the risk of scoliosis: a large prospective cohort study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Associations between social factors and spinal pain-related disability in people with back pain and/or neck pain.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Cervical Disc Surgery : A Pathway to Better Sleep and Enhanced Quality of Life - A Pre-Post Study Perspective.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2025Article
- Sleep Physiology in Spine Disease: A Comparative Study of Cervical and Lumbar Patients.Clinical spine surgery · 2025Article
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Interactions with Opioids: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- State-of-the-Art Personalized Therapy Approaches for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms and Drivers.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Depression and Insomnia Mediate the Link Between Problematic Internet Use and Neuropathic Low Back Pain: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chronic spinal pain, including both neck and low back pain, is a common disabling disorder in which sleep problems are frequently reported as a comorbidity. The complex processes of both sleep and chronic pain seem to have overlapping mechanisms, which may explain their often established bidirectional relationship. This systematic review aims to investigate the assumed association between sleep and chronic spinal pain by providing an overview of the literature from the last decade. Eligible studies were obtained by searching four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycARTICLES). Articles were found relevant if they included a human adult population and investigated the possible association between sleep parameters and chronic spinal pain. Only studies published after January 2009 were included, as this review aimed to provide an update of a previous literature overview on this topic. The quality of the studies was assessed by risk of bias and level of evidence. A total of twenty-seven studies (6 cohort, 5 case-control, and 16 cross-sectional studies) were included in this systematic review. The methodological quality of these studies was low to moderate. The majority of studies reported weak to moderate evidence for an association between sleep parameters and chronic spinal pain, with more severe pain accompanied by more disturbed sleep. Addressing frequently reported sleep problems in chronic spinal pain patients therefore appears to be a necessary complement to pain management to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.
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