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Positional Therapy

Positional Therapy is a non-invasive therapeutic approach within sleep apnea management that specifically involves modifying a patient’s sleep posture to reduce upper airway obstruction, distinguishing itself from other therapies by targeting positional exacerbation of respiratory events, particularly in individuals with positional obstructive sleep apnea.

115

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7.6K

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509

Authors

227

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2017–2026

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Publications

115

Positional vs Nonpositional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Arie Oksenberg, Elena Arons, Henryk Radwan et al. · CHEST Journal · 1997 · 443 citations

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A short-term controlled trial of an adjustable oral appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea

Kristi J. Ferguson, Takashi Ono, Alan A. Lowe et al. · Thorax · 1997 · 396 citations · Full text

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Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea

Winfried Randerath, Johan Verbraecken, Stefan Andreas et al. · European Respiratory Journal · 2011 · 376 citations · Full text

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Practice Parameters for the Medical Therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Sheldon Kapen, Teofilo Lee‐Chiong et al. · SLEEP · 2006 · 303 citations

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A Crossover Study Comparing the Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure With Anterior Mandibular Positioning Devices on Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Glenn T. Clark, Israel Blumenfeld, N Yoffe et al. · CHEST Journal · 1996 · 266 citations

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Authors

509

  1. ND
    Nico de Vries

    Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Netherlands

    14 publications · 979 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. AO
    Arie Oksenberg

    Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Israel

    7 publications · 989 citations

    7

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  3. JP
    J. Peter van Maanen

    Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Netherlands

    7 publications · 527 citations

    7

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  4. LB
    Linda B. L. Benoist

    Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium

    5 publications · 219 citations

    5

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  5. JD
    Jan de Lange

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 225 citations

    4

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1–5 of 509

Institutions

227

  1. Antwerp University Hospital

    Antwerp, Belgium

    9 h-index

    28 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    809 citations

  4. Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center

    Raanana, Israel

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    545 citations

  6. OLVG

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    191 citations

  7. Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    306 citations

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Venues

  1. Sleep And Breathing

    19 publications · 852 citations

    16

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  2. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

    JCSM · 12 publications · 911 citations

    12

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  3. SLEEP

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

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  4. Sleep Medicine

    6 publications · 298 citations

    6

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  5. The Laryngoscope

    3 publications · 286 citations

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