Does Physical Therapy Help With Sleep?

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Have you ever considered that your patient’s quality of sleep may be impacting their outcomes? In this episode, we talk with published author, educator, and founder of Healthcore Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Wendy Price, about the importance of good sleep on health and performance, and how physical therapy professionals can address sleep dysfunction with their patients.

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(02:11)  Takeaways From Today’s Discussion (02:39) Sleep Health: What It Means and It’s Importance (06:00) Physical Therapy’s Role (07:45) Insomnia (11:14) The Importance of Having a Regular Sleep Schedule (15:34) Sleep Science (18:28) Are Naps Beneficial? (20:26) Screening for Sleep Disturbances (21:22) Strategies to Address Insomnia (32:13) Sleep Apnea (36:00) Restless Leg Syndrome (41:24) Key Takeaways for the Clinician (44:50) Practical Implementation Strategies for Patients (50:25) Conclusion

The content of this course was created by Wendy Farnen Price, PT, DPT, MS, WCS, DipACLM, NBC-HWC.

The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.

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Resources 

The Role of the PT and the APTA in Sleep Health: https://www.apta.org/siteassets/pdfs/policies/role-pt-and-apta-sleep-health.pdf 

Consensus Sleep Diary: https://consensussleepdiary.com/ 

Standardized Assessments: 

• STOP-Bang Questionnaire: http://www.stopbang.ca/osa/screening.php 
• The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire: https://njaap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Childrens-Sleep-Habits-Questionnaire.pdf 
• The Epworth Sleepiness Scale: https://www.sleepcountshcp.com/epworth-sleepiness-scale 
• The Insomnia Severity Scale: https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/InsomniaSeverityIndex_ISI.pdf 
• The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: https://www.med.upenn.edu/cbti/assets/user-content/documents/Pittsburgh%20Sleep%20Quality%20Index%20(PSQI).pdf