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Some examples include exercise, [1] sleep improvement, [2] and dietary habits. [3] Non-pharmacological interventions may be intended to prevent or treat (ameliorate or cure) diseases or other health-related conditions, or to improve public health. They can be educational and may involve a variety of lifestyle or environmental changes. [4]
Non-pharmacologic preanaesthetic interventions include playing cognitive behavioral therapy, music therapy, aromatherapy, hypnosis massage, pre-operative preparation video, and guided imagery relaxation therapy, etc. [32] These techniques are particularly useful for children and patients with intellectual disabilities. Minimizing sensory ...
Complaints of non-restorative sleep without troubles of initiating or maintaining sleep are excluded. These difficulties are not primarily caused by a circadian rhythm disorder. In the case of a circadian rhythm disorder treatments such as phototherapy or chronobiologic interventions might be more suitable. However many primary insomnia ...
Non-pharmacological treatment of insomnia has become an alternative replacement or complement to routine medical care. [7] People can use progressive muscle relaxation as a treatment for some cases of insomnia, particularly chronic insomnia. [7] People use PMR to reduce physical tension and interrupt the racing thoughts processes that affect ...
A 2020 Cochrane review found no evidence that melatonin helped sleep problems in people with moderate to severe dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. [36] A 2019 review found that while melatonin may improve sleep in minimal cognitive impairment, after the onset of Alzheimer's disease it has little to no effect. [37]
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Delirium may be prevented and treated by using non-pharmacologic approaches focused on risk factors, such as constipation, dehydration, low oxygen levels, immobility, visual or hearing impairment, sleep disturbance, functional decline, and by removing or minimizing problematic medications.
Parents have organized a protest at a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland after special education students were denied dine-in service.