{"id":3074,"date":"2020-07-28T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:20:20","slug":"como-o-fisioterapeuta-atua-no-sono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/2020\/07\/28\/como-o-fisioterapeuta-atua-no-sono\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Physical Therapists Intervene in Sleep?<br><span class='secondary-title'>Understanding how physical therapists help treat sleep apnea<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, physical therapists play an important role in the field of sleep, both in clinical practice and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice, they promote community education by raising awareness about the importance of sleep and its functions, as well as the negative effects of sleep deprivation. They also provide guidance on posture and sleep hygiene measures that support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/2020\/07\/13\/impacto-dos-disturbios-do-sono-sobre-a-qualidade-de-vida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>estful sleep and overall health<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"5049\" class=\"elementor elementor-5049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5b9e3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5b9e3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3525ca6\" data-id=\"3525ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, physical therapists can identify and help manage both non-respiratory disorders (such as insomnia or restless legs syndrome) and respiratory disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among their various roles, their most recognized intervention is in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/2020\/06\/15\/tipos-de-apneia-do-sono\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of their extensive knowledge of respiratory physiology and pathophysiology, along with their expertise in using positive airway pressure (PAP) devices and related interfaces, physical therapists are highly qualified to monitor PAP therapy in the short, medium, and long term. They select the most appropriate device and mask, instruct and adapt patients to therapy, ensure comfort and adherence, and address any issues that may arise during the adaptation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"587\" class=\"elementor elementor-587\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d0649a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d0649a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d36ab1\" data-id=\"9d36ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0177f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c0177f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div role=\"main\" id=\"site-inscricao-receber-conteudo-66a2c8b9048f99353f18\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/d335luupugsy2.cloudfront.net\/js\/rdstation-forms\/stable\/rdstation-forms.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> new RDStationForms('site-inscricao-receber-conteudo-66a2c8b9048f99353f18', 'UA-128422573-1').createForm();<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>A key tool that supports physical therapists in monitoring patients during PAP adaptation is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/2020\/09\/10\/em-ano-de-pandemia-exames-do-sono-biologix-crescem-236\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>nighttime oximetry<\/strong>.<\/a> By analyzing the oxygen desaturation index, they can determine whether therapy has successfully corrected oxygen levels during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Como fisioterapeutas podem monitorizar a satura\u00e7\u00e3o de oxig\u00eanio de seus pacientes?\" width=\"843\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f86DTLuroAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, physical therapists working in sleep medicine are trained in respiratory physical therapy and have specialized knowledge in sleep disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Moara Rocha<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Physical Therapist<br>CREFITO [Brazil's Federal Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy]: 91773-F<br>Postgraduate in sleep - Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital<br>Instagram: @rochamoara<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biologix offers an online platform that allows healthcare practitioners to provide their patients\nwith a simplified and low-cost exam for sleep apnea. The Biologix solution is based on portable\nsensors, apps, and cloud computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea is extremely important. It can be carried out through\npolysomnography or the <strong>Biologix\u00ae Sleep Test<\/strong> a multimodal polysomnography. This test can be performed at home, is simple, practical, effective, and does not require spending the night at a sleep lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the Biologix solution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/profissional-de-saude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"e-book-como-o-fisioterapeuta-atua-no-sono-f772b576160bd445765c\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/d335luupugsy2.cloudfront.net\/js\/rdstation-forms\/stable\/rdstation-forms.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> new RDStationForms('e-book-como-o-fisioterapeuta-atua-no-sono-f772b576160bd445765c', 'UA-128422573-1').createForm();<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"e-book-como-o-fisioterapeuta-atua-no-sono-f772b576160bd445765c\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atualmente o fisioterapeuta tem atuado de diversas maneiras na \u00e1rea do sono, tanto na pr\u00e1tica cl\u00ednica quanto na pesquisa. De forma pr\u00e1tica, ele pode atuar&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12],"tags":[6,126,128,127,9],"class_list":["post-3074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fisio","category-profissional-de-saude","tag-cpap","tag-fisioterapia","tag-fisioterapia-respiratoria","tag-pap","tag-sono"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3074"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13860,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions\/13860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biologix.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}