Sebastian Amaya
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“So, by having somebody with optimized sleep preoperatively, we decrease the risk of increased pain after surgery.”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya said optimizing sleep before surgery decreases the risk of increased pain afterward.
“There are probably a lot of people who actually have poor sleep quality, and that can play a role when they come to surgery and have postoperative problems, like a lot of pain,”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya suggested that many people have poor sleep quality that can contribute to postoperative problems including pain.
“Maybe their sleep could have been optimized with better sleep hygiene, or maybe they could have talked to their primary care physician.”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya suggested that sleep could be optimized through better sleep hygiene or by consulting a primary care physician.
“A lot of the hormones that are involved in pain are also involved in sleep,”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya explained that hormones involved in pain are also involved in sleep, and disrupted biological pathways could increase pain after surgery.
“Unfortunately, they didn't get followed up for the next couple of days. That would be another study that should be done.”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya acknowledged that patients were not followed up beyond the immediate postoperative period and said further study is needed.
“Pain is ultimately an experience,”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya noted that a person's environment and other individual factors can influence pain levels.
“A lot of these studies did show that the patients had decreased pain levels and decreased opioid consumption in the immediate postoperative period,”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya noted that the studies showed decreased pain levels and opioid consumption in the immediate postoperative period.
“If you have insomnia, if you have other chronic sleep issues, all these different biological pathways can be disrupted, and that could lead to increased pain after surgery.”
Sebastian Amaya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
Dr. Amaya explained that insomnia and chronic sleep issues can disrupt biological pathways and lead to increased pain after surgery.