Abstract
Positional patients are defined as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients in whom respiratory disturbance index (RDI) or apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is at least twice as high in the supine position than in the non-supine position. Positional therapy (the avoidance of the supine posture during sleep) is a simple behavioral therapy for mild and moderate sleep disordered breathing. In this chapter, we 1) provide an overview of position dependent sleep and positional therapy for sleep disordered breathing, 2) update the clinical evidence for positional therapy and position dependent sleep advances in sleep technology, and 3) discuss issues regarding implementing positional therapy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation |
Subtitle of host publication | Science and Engineering |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 105-120 |
Number of pages | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Publication series
Name | Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering |
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Volume | 64 |
ISSN (Print) | 2213-8986 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2213-8994 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Keywords
- Body posture
- Collapsibility
- Lateral position
- Position dependency
- Sleep disordered breathing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Control and Optimization