Chronic pain has been associated with sleep disturbances in a bidirectional manner, with
pain disrupting sleep, and sleep deprivation or disturbance increasing pain. This …

Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are two highly prevalent
chronic diseases for which effective therapies are urgently needed. Recent epidemiologic …

Patients with Osteoarthritis (OA) often also suffer from Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS), and
many scholars have started to notice this link, although the relationship between the two is …

Background/Objectives: Sleep seems to be associated with worse low back pain (LBP)
outcomes in older adults; however, studies investigating the association of objective sleep …

Background Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and osteoarthritis (OA) are two prevalent
diseases that often coexist, but the causal relationship between them remains unclear. In …

Sleep problems are common in individuals with low back pain (LBP) and sleep restriction
seems to be associated with impaired pain processing. Our objective was to investigate …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by high morbidity and disability. While
studies have demonstrated that OA is correlated with age-related diseases, few have shown …

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common among older adults and associated
with impaired knee strength. OBJECTIVE: Describe isokinetic testing procedures and …

Physical therapists (PTs) are among health professionals assessing and managing many
rehabilitative conditions including pain. The main objective of this chapter is to clarify the …

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is nown as one of the common causes of disability
worldwide. Despite the elderly tendency towards the use of traditional medicine, there is no …