A Case for Pilates as Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

A Mahnke, C Allen - ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 2024 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing
disorder, with an estimated 936 million people between the ages of 30 and 69 years old …

To Exercise or Not to Exercise?

R Torres-Castro, L Vasconcello-Castillo - Clinical Cases in Sleep Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) constitutes a public health problem with various systemic
consequences that can increase cardiovascular morbidity, mortality, and healthcare …

Exercise as a treatment for sleep apnea

JK Lee-Iannotti, JM Parish - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2020 - jcsm.aasm.org
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A diet and exercise program to improve clinical outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea–a feasibility study

M Barnes, UR Goldsworthy, BA Cary… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2009 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To assess the feasibility and efficacy of a novel 16-week exercise and diet
program for important clinical outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: Cohort …

The Effect of Pilates on Quality of Sleep, Aerobic Capacity and Anaerobic Power in Premenopausal Women

DG Persaki, A Nieri, NG Apostolidis… - Sleep …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Pilates is a holistic exercise focused on respiration, body control, and accuracy of
movements, and it improves respiratory muscle strength, balance, quality of life, and overall …

Putting sleep apnea to rest: Tailored therapy reduces fatigue-related risks

A Alvi, SE Lee - Postgraduate medicine, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
PREVIEW Sleep apnea, the periodic cessation of breathing during sleep, is a common and
underdiagnosed condition. Treatment can improve quality of life as well as reduce morbidity …

Only Apnea-Hypopnea Index? What Else to Look For?

DM Mortari - Clinical Cases in Sleep Physical Therapy, 2023 - Springer
This case presents a patient diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim
of this chapter is to explore the importance of an accurate analysis of the diagnostic sleep …

Sounding the alarm for patients with obstructive sleep apnea

S Simmons, B Pruitt - Nursing2023, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) is a significant problem in the United States and
worldwide. The prevalence in men is estimated to be between 3% and 7% and the …

Effect of pilates on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Z Chen, X Ye, Z Shen, G Chen, W Chen, T He… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Pilates exercise is increasingly used to improve sleep quality, but relevant
evidence remains unclear. We aimed to estimate the effect of Pilates on sleep quality …

From couch potato to gym junkie—CPAP may not be the answer

CM Hoyos, CL Phillips, RR Grunstein - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
(OSA). Ample evidence of this is provided from longitudinal research and the OSA-
minimizing effect of weight loss. 1 However several lines of evidence suggest the …