In this episode Maxi interviews Andrew about his journey of understanding the critical role of sleep in the recovery of patients.
For the past couple of years, Andrew has taken a deep dive into the area of sleep health, and has compiled hundreds of hours of research into a comprehensive format that pulls it all together. The culmination of his work is Sleep Health Matters.
He shares in this discussion a better understanding of the process of sleep. Some of the topics include:
- Why sleep?
- Sleep and pain
- How the lack of knowledge about sleep impacts the ability of PT’s to assist patients
- How providing advice about “Sleep Hygiene” isn’t enough
- How the “Sleep Drive” is a key factor in healthy sleep
This informative episode explores the big opportunity that PT’s have to provide leadership in the field of Sleep Health.
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Andrew’s book Go To Bed: The Clinician’s Handbook for Understanding Sleep is now available on Amazon.