Moderate Alcohol Consumption Is Associated with Reduced Pain and Fibromyalgia Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients
Author(s) -
J. Ryan Scott,
Afton L. Hassett,
Andrew Schrepf,
Chad M. Brummett,
Richard E. Harris,
Daniel J. Clauw,
Steven E. Harte
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pny032
Subject(s) - fibromyalgia , medicine , chronic pain , anxiety , mood , depression (economics) , physical therapy , pain catastrophizing , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with improved health outcomes including reduced risk of heart disease; however, less is known regarding alcohol's effects on chronic pain. The aim of this study was to assess associations between pain, fibromyalgia symptoms, and moderate alcohol use in a large chronic pain sample.
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