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A Twenty-First Century Physical Therapy Health and Lifestyle Framework to Maximize Sleep and Function

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Designed to underpin physical therapy clinical practice guidelines in general, the health and lifestyle framework is consistent with contemporary twenty-first century epidemiological indicators. This framework extends beyond the traditional biomedical focus on pathology, to focus on the patient’s overall health including lifestyle practices and attributes. The relationship between sleep and lifestyle practices and attributes is bidirectional. Physical therapists have long managed the needs of patients with sleep disorders that often impair function. This chapter describes lifestyle practices and attributes that affect sleep including smoking, alcohol use, nutrition, weight, and stress, as well as level of conditioning including sedentariness, inactivity, and insufficient structured exercise—the latter being the traditional focus of physical therapists. Addressing lifestyle factors can prevent sleep disorders, minimize their impact, or both. Consistent with their scope of practice, physical therapists have a primary role in effecting lifestyle behavior change in patients with sleep disorders irrespective of their etiology.

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Dean, E., Skinner, M. (2023). A Twenty-First Century Physical Therapy Health and Lifestyle Framework to Maximize Sleep and Function. In: Frange, C. (eds) Clinical Cases in Sleep Physical Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38340-3_1

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