Sleep Medicine and Physical Therapy

TRAMA

Sleep is considered one of the vital signs and has become an important public health issue in our society. Thus, sleep impacts on overall health and, conversely, certain common medical conditions can impair sleep. Emerging evidence, in conjunction with clinical experience, demonstrates that physical therapy improves several sleep disorders and also optimized sleep contributes to boost rehabilitation. As health care professionals, physical therapists are singularly concerned with well-being and need to be competent to instruct their patients to rest and sleep.This book discusses evidences of physiotherapy and sleep medicine. It elucidates the neurophysiological background and mechanisms for physiotherapeutic resources and techniques, directing the future for promising research in the area. Divided in seven sections, the work initially addresses the basic concepts of sleep and physiotherapy and its relation to practice, including the importance of sleep medicine for health. The second section focuses on the basic conceptions of physical therapists' understanding and working in clinical practice and research with sleep.The next section reviews the most common sleep disturbances such as insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and respiratory sleep disturbances. Special populations, spotlighting childhood and adolescence, women physiologic reproductive stages, sleep and gender, and sleep and pain interactions are also examined. Last sections discuss the physical therapy resources to improve sleep and to treat sleep disturbances.This title is an essential resource not only for graduate students, residents, health professionals and physiotherapists working in prevention and rehabilitation, but also for researchers interested in screening, diagnostic and treatment innovations. It is addressed to neurologists, sleep medicine specialists and physical educators as well.

SOMMARIO

Part I. Basic Concepts1.  Sleep: definition, concept, new area for physical therapy 2.  Normal Sleep: Interindividual Differences and Sleep Variability   3. Brief history of Sleep Medicine and its importance for overall health  Part II. Sleep medicine for the physical therapist  4. Basic principles of physiotherapeutic sleep practice 5. Sleep physiology and neuroendocrinology for physiotherapistsPart III. Physiotherapeutic management of sleep disturbances 6. Insomnia: an overview 7. Insomnia: Physiotherapeutic approach 8. Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease) and Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep: an overview 9. Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease) and Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep: Physiotherapeutic approach               10. Circadian rhythm sleep disturbances: an overview 11. Physical therapy in circadian rhythm disorders: chrono-rehabilitation? 12. Sleep bruxism: an overview13. Sleep bruxism: Physiotherapeutic approach 14. Obstructive sleep apnea: an overview 15. Obstructive sleep apnea: Physiotherapeutic approach 16. Central sleep apnea: an overview 17. Central sleep apnea: Physiotherapeutic approach 18. Upper airway resistance syndrome: an overview 19. Upper airway resistance syndrome: Physiotherapeutic approach 20. Narcolepsy: an overview 21. Excessive daytime sleepiness: an overview 22. Narcolepsy and Excessive daytime sleepiness: Physiotherapeutic approach 23. Parassomnias: an overview Part IV. Sleep in specific conditions 24. Sleep-wake disturbances in childhood and adolescence 25. Sleep and aging 26. Sleep and gender differences      27. Sleep in neurologic diseases    28. Sleep and Chronic Pain Interlaced Influences: Guidance to physiotherapy practicePart V. Physiotherapeutic resources/methods/techniques to improve sleep 29. Exercise and sleep 30. Hydrotherapeutic resources for sleep management 31. Optimizing behavior strategies for sleep  32. Sleep ergonomics Part VI. Evidence from basic science and its contribution to physical therapy in sleep medicine33. Basic research for sleep physiotherapy    34. Sleep and musculoskeletal systemPart VII. Sleep assessment for physical therapy clinical practice 35. Subjective assessment of sleep            36. Objective assessment of sleep 37. Actigraphy   

AUTORE

Cristina Frange, PT, Ph.D., specialized in neurofunctional physiotherapy. Certified in Sleep Physiotherapy by the Brazilian Sleep Association (ABS) and by the Brazilian Association of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy and Intensive Care Physiotherapy (ASSOBRAFIR). Member of the Network for Health Promotion in Life and Work (HPLW) of Word Confederation for Physical Therapy, and of the Brazilian Sleep Association (ABS). Clinical experience in neurofunctional physiotherapy, chronic pain and sleep medicine. Actually, is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). The scientific interest is the treatment of sleep disorders with physiotherapy and the improvement of physiotherapy sessions by enhancing and educating patients about sleep.Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, MD, Ph.D., holds his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Science from UNIFESP, and was a post-doctoral research fellow at University of Toronto. Actually, is a Full Professor at Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, at UNIFESP. Clinical experience in Neurology and Sleep Medicine. Development of research in neurology (stroke and rehabilitation) and in sleep diseases (narcolepsy, periodic limb movements of sleep, restless legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea). Author of “Sleep and Stroke”, book published in Brazilian Portuguese and of several book chapters. The highest scientific interest is the overlap between sleep and neurology focusing on an interdisciplinary approach.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9783030850760
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm Ø 823 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XXV, 431 p. 81 illus., 62 illus. in color.
• Pagine Arabe: 431
• Pagine Romane: xxv