Positive airway pressure therapy for chronic pain in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-a systematic review.

Kristian McCarthyAparna SaripellaJanannii SelvanathanMahesh NagappaMarina EnglesakisDavid WangPhilip PengFrances F Chung

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2021)

An association exists between PAP therapy and decreased chronic headache outcomes in patients with OSA. Additionally, research shows that PAP therapy may increase pain tolerance and threshold. Future high-quality evidence is required to further investigate the association between PAP and non-headache chronic pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep apnea
pain management
stem cells
current status
skeletal muscle
spinal cord
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
spinal cord injury
mesenchymal stem cells
drug induced