Ssm Health Medical Group Sleep Disorders

Sleep Medicine

Ssm Health Medical Group Sleep Disorders is a Sleep Medicine practice in Oklahoma City, OK with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in disorders related to patient sleeping patterns and sleep quality. Sleep Medicine Doctors at Ssm Health Medical Group Sleep Disorders perform sleep quality testing, clinical condition assessment, sleep studies, and behavioral therapy. Sleep Medicine is a medical specialty focused on identifying sleep disorders and relieving pain, distress, and illness related to those disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Sleep Medicine practices include REM behavior disorder (RBD), sleep paralysis, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, insomnia, recurring nightmares, shift work disorder, circadian rhythm disorders, teeth grinding (bruxism), night terrors, bedwetting, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sleep Medicine practices include physical examination, sleep studies, polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing, actigraphy, mental health evaluation, prescribing medication, and referral to other specialists as necessary.

An Internist 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.

Family Sleep Medicine

Ssm Health Medical Group Sleep Disorders is a Family Sleep Medicine practice in Oklahoma City, OK with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in family medicine and sleep medicine. Family Sleep Medicine Doctors at Ssm Health Medical Group Sleep Disorders 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.