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Sleep Ergonomics

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When positioning for sleep, the spine must be in optimal alignment. For that, during sleep, the use of a proper sleeping system constituted by a head pillow, a mattress and its surface is a must. Therefore, the sleeping system should have different elastic properties, the so-called custom-made arrangement, as we differ individually from biotypes, anthropometry, bodyweight distribution, height and weight, and sleeping habits. Individuals with different sleeping characteristics require different zonal stiffnesses in the mattress in order that the mattress maintains their spine in natural alignment during the recumbent posture we adopt to sleep. Physiotherapists should encourage patients/clients to have an individually adapted sleep system according to their physical needs and conditions.

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  1. Personal do Sono Sleep Consulting, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Silmara Bueno

  2. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Cristina Frange

  3. Certified in Sleep Physiotherapy by the Brazilian Sleep Society (ABS), and The Brazilian Association of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy and Physiotherapy in Intensive Care (ASSOBRAFIR), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Cristina Frange

  4. World Physiotherapy Network for Health Promotion in Life and Work, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Cristina Frange

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    Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho

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Bueno, S., Frange, C. (2022). Sleep Ergonomics. In: Frange, C., Coelho, F.M.S. (eds) Sleep Medicine and Physical Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85074-6_32

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