Cervical Stabilization in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obstructive Sleep Apnea focused on measuring Physical Therapy Specialty
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women aged 20 to 60 years;
- Clinical diagnosis of obstructive apnea of mild, moderate or severe sleep through polysomnography following the apnea / hypopnea index.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 kg / m2;
- Use of continuous positive airway pressure;
- Diagnosis of neurological or neuromuscular disease;
- History of craniocervical trauma;
- Be under physiotherapeutic or speech-language therapy for, respectively, craniocervical and orofacial motor dysfunction or have performed in the last three months;
- Being in use of intraoral orthodontic appliances, which produce mandibular advancement
Sites / Locations
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Obstructive sleep apnea group (G OSA)
Control group (GC)
The cervical stabilization will be performed with craniocervical flexion training aiming to strength the deep cervical flexors. For this purpose a pressure biofeedback device (stabilizer) that allows progressive levels of pressure during exercise(22-30 mmHg) will be used, which will be increased according to the capacity of the individuals (avoiding compensations or pain). The participant will be instructed to perform the craniocervical flexion in the supine position, the duration of the contraction will be 10 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest (3 sets of 10 repetitions). The sessions will be held 2 times in weeks, for 6 weeks.
The GC will be reassessed after six weeks and the same G OSA treatment will be offered after this period.