The Effects of Changing Sleep Posture on Spinal Symptoms and Quality of Sleep in Cervical and Lumbar Symptomatic Participants
Patients presenting with waking spinal symptoms to medical services, are a common clinical occurrence, yet treatment is largely based on anecdotal information. A validated measure of sleep posture was developed and used to assess sleep posture in non-symptomatic and symptomatic patients. Differences...
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Curtin University
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79406 |
| Summary: | Patients presenting with waking spinal symptoms to medical services, are a common clinical occurrence, yet treatment is largely based on anecdotal information. A validated measure of sleep posture was developed and used to assess sleep posture in non-symptomatic and symptomatic patients. Differences in sleep routines were noted at baseline and following a sleep posture intervention, sleep posture improved in the symptomatic groups. Further, waking symptoms and sleep quality also improved to 16 weeks follow-up. |
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