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Physical therapy for sleep apnea: a smartphone application for home-based physical therapy for patients with
Khue Bui-Diem1, Ching-Hsia Hung2, Guan-Cheng Zhu2
1Department of Physiology - Pathophysiology - Immunology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Purpose:
In this study, we described "PT for Sleep Apnea", a smartphone application for home-based physical therapy of patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
Methods:
The application was created in a joint program between the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP), Vietnam, and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. Exercises maneuvers were derived from the exercise program previously published by the partner group at National Cheng Kung University. They included exercises for upper airway and respiratory muscle training and general endurance training.
Results:
The application provides video and in-text tutorials for users to follow at home and a schedule function to assist the user in organizing the training program, which may improve the efficacy of home-based physical therapy in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Conclusion:
In the future, our group plans to conduct a user study and randomized-controlled trials to investigate whether our application can benefit patients with OSA.
