Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tai Chi, Circadian Rhythm

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1070A/B
• Professor: Scott Rollo

Document Summary

Study: the effect of a meditative movement intervention on quality of sleep in elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis - wu, kwong, et al. Sleeping disorders are common in older people - 25-60% more common than adults. Insomnia, restless legs syndrome, sleep-disordered breathing causing difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. With age, sleep-wake circadian rhythm and hormone secretions (melatonin) becomes less robust. Decreased health - no sleep can negatively affect metabolism, endocrine system, etc. Pharmacological agents (most common but can have bad side affects) and psychological interventions like cognitive-behavior therapy (time consuming) Meditative movement interventions = form of movement/body positioning as well as focus on breathing with a cleared or calm state of mind (yoga, t"ai chi) Complementary and alternative medicine (cam) like remedies, herbs, natural products, message therapy, acupuncture . Analyzed various types of meditative movement interventions and their effect on elderlies" quality of sleep.