Positive Effects of Massage Therapy on a Patient with Narcolepsy
| Autor: | Robyn Hill, Amanda Baskwill |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Sleep disorder
medicine.medical_specialty Practice Massage Cataplexy business.industry Quality of sleep Excessive daytime sleepiness narcolepsy sleep patterns quality of sleep medicine.disease Health Professions (miscellaneous) Sleep in non-human animals massage therapy Intervention (counseling) awake following sleep medicine Physical therapy getting to sleep behaviour following wakening medicine.symptom business Narcolepsy |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork |
| ISSN: | 1916-257X |
| Popis: | Purpose: The purpose of this case report was to investigate the effects of massage therapy on the sleep patterns of a woman with narcolepsy. Participant: The 23-year-old woman’s primary symptoms included excessive daytime sleepiness and periodic leg movements (PLM), which were associated with her diagnoses of both narcolepsy and cataplexy. Intervention: Five 45-minute massage therapy treatments were administered over a five-week period. The patient’s sleep patterns were recorded each week before the treatment. A final measurement was recorded in the sixth week. The sleep patterns were monitored using the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire, which included ten visual analogue scales. Results: The results of this case report included an improvement in getting to sleep by 148%, an improvement in quality of sleep by 1100%, an improvement in awake following sleep by 121%, and an improvement in behaviour following wakening by 28% using the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire. Conclusion: This case report suggests that massage therapy had a positive effect on this patient with narcolepsy. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of massage therapy on narcolepsy and sleep patterns. |
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