Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 962-966

  Guimarães, Kátia C ^a   Drager, Luciano F ^a   Genta, Pedro R ^a   Marcondes, Bianca F ^a   Lorenzi Filhoy, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Oropharyngeal exercises; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NECK; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; THERAPY EFFECT; TONGUE;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649114421     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200806-981OC     Document Type: Article

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