{"id":26,"date":"2025-04-25T20:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-04-25T20:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:14:45","slug":"actigraphy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Actigraphy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ca7ae0082075e3d8732fbf2930dab13\">Actigraphy is&nbsp;a method of measuring and monitoring movement or activity patterns, typically using a small device worn on the wrist or ankle.&nbsp;This device, called an actigraph, can help healthcare professionals assess sleep-wake cycles, identify potential sleep disorders, and track circadian rhythm patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7dc8317068776e66b76216a809529d20\">The actigraph contains an accelerometer, which measures movement.&nbsp;This data is then stored and analyzed to determine periods of activity (indicating wakefulness) and relative stillness (suggesting sleep).&nbsp;Our actigraph devices also have advanced light sensors that can measure exposure to light for the duration of the test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4fa7fa2f58022400a849392ad1168c53\">Actigraphy tests last 2 to 4 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-acc4c412d51647d7b654576b4c9c8d43\">The Actiwatch should be worn in the non-dominant wrist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-881954897693b4acfef3c5b8c17c18ca\">Completing the provided sleep logs is very important<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keldik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/condoractiwatch.jpeg\" alt=\"Actiwatch\" class=\"wp-image-51\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51d489854e8b920bec2e6e30499ff1a7\">What is actigraphy valuable for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3eb2f531bb8f3dcd385c056e05ec7bb\"><strong>Assessing sleep patterns:<\/strong>&nbsp;Identifying normal sleep-wake cycles, or patterns associated with disorders like insomnia or circadian rhythm sleep disorders.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f599f1ac5a38df2f4072be3133befeb\"><strong>Diagnosing sleep disorders:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helping to differentiate between various sleep disorders, including advanced sleep phase syndrome, delayed sleep phase syndrome, and shift work disorder.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-heading-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9c05b55cb1b5b07d289f349bba1996b\"><strong>Monitoring treatment:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tracking the effectiveness of treatments for sleep disorders, such as medications or behavioral interventions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actigraphy is&nbsp;a method of measuring and monitoring movement or activity patterns, typically using a small device worn on the wrist or ankle.&nbsp;This device, called an actigraph, can help healthcare professionals assess sleep-wake cycles, identify potential sleep disorders, and track circadian rhythm patterns. The actigraph contains an accelerometer, which measures movement.&nbsp;This data is then stored and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keldik.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}