Arthritis pain, lost sleep may lead to depression, disability

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Arthritis pain, lost sleep may lead to depression, disability

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Having sleep problems in addition to osteoarthritis may lead to greater disability over time, according to a new study. ?If your pain is keeping you awake today, you?re at risk of functional decline in the future,? said lead author Patricia A. Parmelee of the Center for Mental Health and Aging at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. But these are very preliminary results, she added, noting that her team is among the first to examine how pain, sleep and mental health symptoms interact over time. Almost 15 percent of U.S. ...

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