Call to include exercise in sleep apnoea therapy
A structured exercise program can reduce the apnoea-hypopnoea index by 30%, expert says
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Exercise is increasingly being considered as an additional modality for treating sleep apnoea, delegates to an international conference have been told.
Physical activity has the potential to positively influence sympathetic excitation, oxidative stress, systemic inflammation and endothelial function, says Associate Professor Monique Mendelson, of the University of Grenoble in France.
In her presentation to the European Respiratory Society’s virtual 2020 international congress (ERS 2020) Dr Mendelson said that physical activity might also ameliorate the metabolic profile linking sleep apnoea with intermittent hypoxia, obesity and CVD.
