Examining relationships between sleep posture, waking spinal symptoms and quality of sleep: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research with a focus on sleep posture has been conducted in association with sleep pathologies such as insomnia and positional obstructive sleep apnoea. Research examining the potential role sleep posture may have on waking spinal symptoms and quality of sleep is however limited. The aims of this research were to compare sleep posture and sleep quality in participants with and without waking spinal symptoms.

Methods

Fifty-three participants (36 female) were, based on symptoms, allocated to one of three groups; Control (n = 20, 16 female), Cervical (n = 13, 10 female) and Lumbar (n = 20, 10 female). Participants completed an online survey to collect general information and patient reported outcomes and were videoed over two consecutive nights to determine sleep

SUBMITTER: Cary D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631621 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature