Sleep Hygiene

On the latest edition of FOX Rehabilition's Live Better Longer podcast, Jaclyn Butensky, MS, OTR/L, joins us to talk about sleep hygiene. First, Jaclyn defines this behavioral and environmental practice and then explains its importance and various health benefits. Jaclyn takes us through an occupational therapist’s role in helping an older adult patient establish a healthy sleep routine and what to do when someone’s sleep hygiene may be getting away from them. We will then discover that sleep hygiene differs from person to person and that there are several things that can be done during the day that make it easier for someone to sleep at night. Jaclyn sheds light on this concept that many patients overlook and may not even realize the impact it has on their day-to-day health.