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Treating Pain to Secondarily Treat Sleep-Related Issues

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The chapter talks briefly about a 38-year-old male patient with a 2.5-year history of chronic neck pain which has led to sleep disturbances. A brief discussion regarding the assessment of this patient included objective and subjective evaluation of sleep, and evaluation of pain and disability. After 7 weeks of treatment, the patient is reassessed using the same standardized tests. In the end, a discussion to justify the management with the currently available evidence is also mentioned.

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  1. Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

    Zubia Veqar & Mosab Aldabbas

  2. Al Azhar University, Gaza, The Palestinian Authority

    Mosab Aldabbas

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    Cristina Frange

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Veqar, Z., Aldabbas, M. (2023). Treating Pain to Secondarily Treat Sleep-Related Issues. In: Frange, C. (eds) Clinical Cases in Sleep Physical Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38340-3_3

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