Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-0533
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ISSN: 2161-0533
+44-77-2385-9429
Ozlem Altindag
Gaziantep University Research Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Gaziantep
Turkey
Review Article
Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Author(s): Ozlem Altindag, Hilal Karagullu, Ali Gur Ozlem Altindag, Hilal Karagullu, Ali Gur
Sleep problems in rehabilitation patients have not yet understood. Age, physiological, or environmental condition may affect sleep habits. Sleep problems occur frequently in the general population, and are even more common in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI patients have restless sleep, complain of spasms, difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep, snoring, often awaking in the early hours of the morning and are unable to fall asleep again, and during the day time they are tired and sleepy. Patients with SCI often say they sleep less or don?t feel rested when they wake up. Studies have been reported that sleep disturbances have potential negative impact and sleep disorders can hinder the rehabilitation process and affect global outcomes in patients with spinal cord injury. It is important to assess the presence of sleep problems in SCI pat.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0533.1000164