Inbalance Medical

Family Sleep Medicine

Inbalance Medical is a Family Sleep Medicine practice in Bellevue, WA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in family medicine and sleep medicine. Family Sleep Medicine Doctors at Inbalance Medical perform comprehensive health care for patients of all ages. Family Sleep Medicine is a medical subspecialty that diagnoses and treats sleep disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Family Sleep Medicine practices include snoring, bruxism, nightmare disorder, restless leg syndrome, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, insomnia, REM sleep behavior disorder, and nocturnal epilepsy. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Sleep Medicine practices include polysomnography, sleep hygiene education, cognitive behavioral therapy, CPAP machine, meditation and mindfulness protocols, nutritional and supplemental therapy, and medication prescription.

A Family Medicine Physician who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.

Obesity / Bariatric Medicine

A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.