Positional Therapy - Sleep Education by the AASM
Positional therapy is a behavioral strategy to treat sleep apnea. If your breathing is interrupted primarily when you are sleeping on your back, and normal when sleeping on your side or …
Positional Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea | AAFP
2020年1月1日 · Positional therapy for OSA reduces scores on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale compared with no treatment.
Long-Term Effectiveness and Compliance of Positional Therapy …
2024年12月3日 · Positional therapy using the Sleep Position Trainer (SPT) effectively diminished the percentage of supine sleep and subjective sleepiness and improved sleep related quality of life in patients with mild to moderate position-dependent obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. SPT treatment appeared to have sustained effects over 6 months.
Usage of Positional Therapy in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Many positional therapy (PT) strategies are available for treating positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). PT is primarily supplied to selected patients as a secondary treatment option when other therapies have failed.
Positional Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Therapeutic …
2023年9月30日 · Positional therapy is a treatment approach used for patients with positional OSA. Typically, positional therapy involves encouraging the patient to avoid sleeping on their back, and instead sleep in a lateral position.
Positional Therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - AAFP
2021年5月1日 · Positional therapies for obstructive sleep apnea produce moderate improvements (16% to 40%) in clinical apnea measures compared with no treatment.
OSA - Treatment Options - Positional Therapy (PT)
Positional therapy for OSA includes a position therapy device that is worn around the chest or neck, which gives feedback through vibration and can be individually adjusted, and tennis ball therapy (TBT).
Positional Therapy for Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Using the APOC helps to discriminate between the true patient with POSA who is cured with PT (APOC I), patients who can benefit from PT but are not cured (APOC II or III), and finally patients with nonpositional OSA.
The undervalued potential of positional therapy in position …
2012年3月24日 · By means of a thorough review of the literature on positional sleep apnea and its therapy, this study aims to provide an overview of the various PT techniques and their success and compliance rates.
Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea - PubMed
2019年5月1日 · Positional therapy (to keep people sleeping on their side) is less invasive and therefore expected to have better adherence. This review considered the efficacy of positional therapy compared to CPAP as well as positional therapy against no positional therapy.