The link between fibromyalgia and sleep dates back to a 1975 study by Dr. Harvey Moldofsky, who found a high incidence of alpha-delta sleep in fibromyalgia patients — or the intrusion of alpha waves (arousal pattern) into restorative sleep. Only recently have researchers begun to explore the role of sleep apnea in fibromyalgia.
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