Themistocleous Irene-Chrysovalanto, Hadjisavvas Stelios, Papamichael Elena, Michailidou Christina, Efstathiou Michalis A, Stefanakis Manos
Department of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2025 Jul 2;10(3):253. doi: 10.3390/jfmk10030253.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep disorder caused by breathing difficulties, characterized by repeated episodes of airway blockage while sleeping. Various interventions have been used to improve the symptoms and overall health of individuals with OSA. However, few studies have focused on the impact of exercise on OSA. : The objective of this review was to evaluate the impact of exercise on individuals with OSA, providing an update on the exercise management of OSA. : This review examined the current literature, including experimental studies and systematic reviews with meta-analysis, that investigated the impact of exercise (oropharyngeal exercises, respiratory muscle training, and therapeutic exercise training) in OSA patients. Studies were identified by searching databases (PubMed, CHINAL, EBSCO) using the following keywords: obstructive sleep apnea, OSA, exercise, oropharyngeal exercises, respiratory muscle training. Inclusion criteria were based on the PICO framework. : Forty-three studies were included in this review following the original search, all of which investigated the effects of exercise interventions in OSA. Most of the studies observed various significant health-related improvements following exercise interventions; however, none of them combined or compared all these exercise regimes together. In addition, there is limited information regarding the impact of exercise on sleep architecture. : Overall, the findings suggest that exercise, regardless of its regime, benefits individuals with OSA.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)是由呼吸困难引起的最常见的睡眠障碍,其特征是睡眠期间气道反复阻塞。人们已经采用了各种干预措施来改善OSA患者的症状和整体健康状况。然而,很少有研究关注运动对OSA的影响。:本综述的目的是评估运动对OSA患者的影响,提供OSA运动管理的最新情况。:本综述研究了当前的文献,包括实验研究和进行荟萃分析的系统评价,这些研究调查了运动(口咽运动、呼吸肌训练和治疗性运动训练)对OSA患者的影响。通过使用以下关键词搜索数据库(PubMed、CHINAL、EBSCO)来识别研究:阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停、OSA、运动、口咽运动、呼吸肌训练。纳入标准基于PICO框架。:在最初的搜索之后,本综述纳入了43项研究,所有这些研究都调查了运动干预对OSA的影响。大多数研究观察到运动干预后与健康相关的各种显著改善;然而,没有一项研究将所有这些运动方案结合或比较在一起。此外,关于运动对睡眠结构影响的信息有限。:总体而言,研究结果表明,无论运动方案如何,运动都对OSA患者有益。
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