Abstract

Sleep is a fundamental physiological state in memory consolidation, allowing the brain to process a wide range of information obtained during the day. The absence of quality sleep produces deficits in memory consolidation. This type of characteristic can also occur in syndromes that are combined with non-restorative sleep, involving mood changes, anxiety, and depression among others. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate patients with sleep disorders, with or without the use of controlled medications and who do not have fibromyalgia as a characteristic, with an intervention model of synergistic use of physiotherapeutic resources, applied to the palms of the hands. For the intervention, 10 application sessions were carried out, lasting 6 minutes on each palm, using laser and ultrasound at the same time. The evaluation of standardized questionnaire instruments, such as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Beck Depression Inventory-II, made it possible to observe significant changes, especially when analyzing patients who use controlled medication combined with laser and ultrasound intervention in the hands. Therefore, physiotherapy resources are potential in enhancing the effects of medication in the treatment of sleep disorders.