Relationship between chronotype and pain threshold in a sample of young healthy adults.
Giulia ZerbiniPeter Justus GöllerKatharina LembkeMiriam KunzPhilipp ReichertsPublished in: Pain reports (2023)
Our null findings are in contrast with previous notions that late chronotypes might be more sensitive to pain and more susceptible to chronic pain. Given the scarcity of the literature on this topic, more studies are needed to clarify the relationship between chronotype and pain sensitivity in different age populations, while also considering distinct pain modalities or other types of pain tests.