Sleep Medicine and Physical Therapy

Part I. Basic Concepts. - 1. 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 andsleep.- 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.