Melatonin may help ease chronic muscle and joint pain, new study suggests

The research, conducted by scientists from the University of Sydney, analysed data from 23 randomised controlled trials involving 2,028 participants

A review of 23 trials suggests melatonin, best known as a sleep aid, may offer modest relief for chronic muscle and joint pain, especially when poor sleep is involved. Pain reductions were small, similar to some anti-inflammatory drugs, and melatonin should be used only as an…

Skorzewiak/Shutterstock.com Melatonin is best known for helping us sleep. But a new study suggests it might have another surprising use: easing muscle and joint pain. Produced naturally by the pineal gland in the brain at night, melatonin helps regulate the body’s sleep-wake…