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The Role of Myofunctional Therapy in Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A State-of-the-Art Review
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7291, p 7291 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Myofunctional therapy (MFT) may have a role in improving muscle tone and alleviating upper airway collapse in sleep-disordered breathing. The purposes of this state-of-the-art review are to first review systematically the current literature on the effectiveness of MFT in treating sleep-disordered breathing and then to provide an overview of the current understanding of patient selection, side effects, type and duration of exercises, guidance of exercise performance, evaluation of results, and how best to promote adherence. PubMed (Medline), the Cochrane Library, and the EMBASE, Scopus and SciELO databases were checked for relevant studies by three authors, and a total of 23 studies were included. This review focuses only on adults with sleep-disordered breathing. The available evidence shows a positive effect of MFT in reducing sleep apnoea, as measured using polysomnography and clinical variables (including snoring). There is no evidence of the utility of MFT for treating upper airway resistance syndrome, the duration of the effects of MFT, or regarding which MFT protocol is best. Despite these knowledge gaps, the available evidence suggests that MFT is a safe treatment modality.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Upper airway resistance syndrome
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Polysomnography
Myofunctional Therapy
MEDLINE
Review
Cochrane Library
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
medicine
Humans
obstructive
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Snoring
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
State of the art review
medicine.disease
030228 respiratory system
Physical therapy
Breathing
Medicine
myofunctional therapy
business
Airway
sleep apnoea
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae7cb2d12118c0970e0cf07c04ed28f2