The Role of Myofunctional Therapy in Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A State-of-the-Art Review


Por: Carrasco-Llatas M, O'Connor-Reina C and Calvo-Henríquez C

Publicada: 1 jul 2021 Ahead of Print: 8 jul 2021
Resumen:
Myofunctional therapy (MFT) may have a role in improving muscle tone and alleviating upper airway collapse in sleep-disordered breathing. The purposes of this state-of-the-art review are to first review systematically the current literature on the effectiveness of MFT in treating sleep-disordered breathing and then to provide an overview of the current understanding of patient selection, side effects, type and duration of exercises, guidance of exercise performance, evaluation of results, and how best to promote adherence. PubMed (Medline), the Cochrane Library, and the EMBASE, Scopus and SciELO databases were checked for relevant studies by three authors, and a total of 23 studies were included. This review focuses only on adults with sleep-disordered breathing. The available evidence shows a positive effect of MFT in reducing sleep apnoea, as measured using polysomnography and clinical variables (including snoring). There is no evidence of the utility of MFT for treating upper airway resistance syndrome, the duration of the effects of MFT, or regarding which MFT protocol is best. Despite these knowledge gaps, the available evidence suggests that MFT is a safe treatment modality.

Filiaciones:
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 Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, 46017 Valencia, Spain

O'Connor-Reina C:
 Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital QuironSalud Marbella, 29603 Marbella, Spain

Calvo-Henríquez C:
 Rhinology Study Group of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), 13005 Marseille, France

 Service of Otolaryngology, Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
ISSN: 16617827





INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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MDPI AG, POSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Review
Volumen: 18 Número: 14
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WOS Id: 000676358200001
ID de PubMed: 34299742
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