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Exercise as a favorable non-pharmacologic treatment to Sleep-Related Movement Disorders: a review.
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- Characteristics of the differential response to exercise in adults with restless legs syndrome.Sleep medicine · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the effect of chronic stretch training on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Effects of Different Exercise Programs on Symptoms, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Primary Restless Legs Syndrome.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2023Article
- Validating Force Sensitive Resistor Strip Sensors for Cardiorespiratory Measurement during Sleep: A Preliminary Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Accelerometer-measured physical activity and its impact on sleep quality in patients suffering from restless legs syndrome.BMC neurology · 2021Observational
- Impact of Covid-19 on the restless legs syndrome.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
- Sleep and COVID-19: considerations about immunity, pathophysiology, and treatment.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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Abstract
Non-pharmacologic treatments of Sleep-Related Movement Disorders (SRMD) are already well described in the literature. The physical activity has been presented as a factor to improve quality of life and in several aspects related to sleep disorders. Thus, the purpose of this review was to analyze the benefits of physical exercise and your indication to improve to SRMD. In the research, 19 studies were found that evaluate the efficacy of physical exercise on SRMD in both human and animal models. The results demonstrate that both acute and chronic physical exercises are effective in reducing symptoms of SRMD. However, most studies were performed with aerobic exercise. Three studies evaluated the efficacy of combined exercise, and no studies have investigated the relationship of resistance exercise. Regarding the mechanisms involved, a study discusses the relationship between the release of beta-endorphin and the exercise practice, and two studies with animal models show the changes of the dopaminergic system after physical exercise. From this evidences, we suggested that physical exercise is a favorable non-pharmacological treatment for SRMD. However, more studies should be available for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved, as well of the type, duration and better time of the day to practice.
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