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Contraindications to acupuncture (conditions that should not be treated with acupuncture) include coagulopathy disorders (e.g. hemophilia and advanced liver disease), warfarin use, severe psychiatric disorders (e.g. psychosis), and skin infections or skin trauma (e.g. burns). [2]
New research suggests that a 4-week treatment course of acupuncture — in addition to the typical medication — helped improve sleep quality in people with Parkinson's disease.
It is not helpful to try to sleep – trying harder will only keep the patient more awake. Sleep should not be given too much importance in the patient's life – it should not be the point around which the patient's life revolves. Avoiding catastrophic thoughts after a night of unfulfilling sleep is key – insomnia is unpleasant, but not ...
McLaren et al. [16] validated the Sleep Condition Indicator - a brief self-report measure of insomnia [17] - for use after stroke, and found the optimal diagnostic cut-off to be lower after stroke (≤13) than is conventional in the general population (≤16). There is no explicit treatment for sleep disorders following TBI.
For someone like Ross, who suffers from Type-1 Diabetes and other health-related issues, patients can find that the practice aids in calming the digestive system and anxiety, while increasing ...
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The results of the study suggest that music therapy did improve sleep quality in subjects with acute or chronic sleep disorders, though only when tested subjectively. Although these results are not fully conclusive and more research should be conducted, it still provides evidence that music therapy can be an effective treatment for sleep disorders.
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is a multicomponent process that is composed of stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy (SRT), and sleep hygiene therapy. [185] One of the components is a controlled regime of "sleep restriction" in order to restore the homeostatic drive to sleep and encourage normal "sleep efficiency". [ 186 ]