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chronotherapy

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chron·o·ther·a·py (krn-thr-p, krn-)
n.
1. Medical treatment administered according to a schedule that corresponds to a person's daily, monthly, seasonal, or yearly biological clock.
2. Treatment of a sleep disorder by altering an individual's sleeping and waking times and resetting his or her biological clock.
chronotherapy
Any therapy based on the timing of physiologic and pathologic event. See Bright light therapy, Chronobiology, Circadian rhythm, Seasonal affective disorder Oncology The adminstration of chemotherapy doses synchronized to the body's circadian rhythm; CT may ↑ allowable doses of chemotherapeutics, ↓ tumor burden, and chemotherapy-related side effects.
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In fact, published research confirms that chronotherapy is associated with improved outcomes, including reduced toxicity and improved survival.
Integrative cancer care at the block center by Yerby, Christie C. / Life Extension
Circadian variation of blood pressure: the basis for the chronotherapy of hypertension.
The effect of preoperative circadian blood pressure pattern on early ... by Bahcivan, Muzaffer; Gulel, Okan; Kolbakir, Fersat / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
Treatment of sleep problems includes various behavioral methods, such as stimulus control and sleep hygiene, extinction, sleep restriction, bedtime fading and chronotherapy.
Sleep onset problems in two children with mild intellectual ... by Maas, A.P.H.M.; Didden, R.; de Moor, J.M.H.; Renier, W.O.; Curfs, L.M.G. / The International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy
 
 
 
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