If you suffer from pain, you might have noticed that you feel it more at night compared to the day.

 It had been thought that this was because you were less distracted and therefore more aware of pain at night, but new research has found that we have peaks and troughs of pain based on our circadian rhythm. 

Following the release of a new study from the journal Brain, Dr Michelle Dickinson is here to explain what it all means.


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If you suffer from pain, you might have noticed that you feel it more at night compared to the day.
 It had been thought that this was because you were less distracted and therefore more aware of pain at night, but new research has found that we have peaks and troughs of pain based on our circadian rhythm. 
Following the release of a new study from the journal Brain, Dr Michelle Dickinson is here to explain what it all means.  
LISTEN ABOVE

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