Table 1.

Polysomnography results before and after therapeutic massage (TM).

	Before TM	After TM	p value
Sleep latency (minutes)	22 (13)	14 (12)	NS
REM latency (minutes)	165 (111)	90 (53)	0.01
Total Sleep Time (minutes)	343 (42)	333 (49)	NS
Sleep Efficiency (%)	78 (8)	81 (5)	NS
Stage 1 (%)	5 (4)	2 (1)	0.04
Stage 2 (%)	65 (6)	60 (6)	NS
Stage 3 and 4 (%)	13 (6)	20 (5)	0.04
REM (%)	15 (7)	16 (6)	NS
AHI (number/hour)	5 (4)	4 (4)	NS

Values expressed as mean (SD).

AHI: Apnea Hypopnea Index; REM: rapid eye movement