Let's

move on now and talk about I'll sleep quality. Now as I mentioned this is very challenging because there is no specific set

definition for what quality means in fact scientists argue about this stuff constantly. So

as we go through this research keep that in mind, I also

want you to keep in mind that not all Studies have used the same methodology some of used. What's the gold standard? So polysomnography actual test with a hook up electrodes to athletes and clinically diagnosed them

and others have used things like questionnaires

that have been scientifically validated,

but they probably result

in a higher percentage of diagnosis orders than the direct test.

But nonetheless, I'm just going to give you some ballpark numbers here based on the

collective amount of research, right?

So if you look across the studies that have been done on division one football players the

NFL the NHL Olympic athletes rugby and things like that. You're going to see the number

at 20 to 40 percent

or so, meaning that percentage of athletes have clinically diagnosed Sleep Disorders, but what Easy

is over 80% of those will go undiagnosed and

that's the same in the general population. So the

overwhelming majority of

sleep disorders are never actually known or identified and then of course because of that they're not solved which is a huge problem in

terms of which disorders are most prevalent You've Really Got The

Big Three that is obstructive sleep apnea you have insomnia and then the third one is restless leg syndrome. How

much of these exist in each one in Osa or sleep apnea is pretty common most Common ten to twenty percent probably has a lot to do with physical

size of athletes, but can be around quite often. Insomnia

is the second most common and that's somewhere between four and 12 percent

of athletes will exhibit signs some point in the life of insomnia. This is you

know, particularly problematic in

sports like wrestling and swimming who utilize a combination of late night or afternoon evening training

sessions as

well as very early work out. So four five six a m-- workouts this can either exacerbate and Any symptoms for those that have it or in some cases? Unfortunately create it will talk about solution steps for that a little bit later restless

leg syndrome is also somewhat common, you know somewhere between 4 and 13 percent. So

another one to keep out for this is why in many of the consensus statements, you will see people advocating for athletes to get tested at

least once a year for Sleep Disorders because this is a really high

number. Let's

even say that some of this is a little bit exaggerated. It's not 40 percent, but it is 25% Point that still means once one in every four or five people in your room on your team and your locker room has a clinical sleep disorder and almost surely an 80% likely they're never going to know about it. So we're leaving a lot of health and performance on the table by

not addressing our Sleep Quality and addressing will specifically Sleep Disorders