Sleep Medicine and Physical Therapy

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 physiotherapists


Part 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 overview


13. 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 practice


Part 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 medicine


33. Basic research for sleep physiotherapy

34. Sleep and musculoskeletal system

Part VII. Sleep assessment for physical therapy clinical practice



35. Subjective assessment of sleep



36. Objective assessment of sleep




37. Actigraphy

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