Immediate effect of basic body awareness therapy on heart rate variability.

Autor: Mantovani AM; PhD Student in Science Motricity, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 19060-900, Brazil. Electronic address: leka_indy@hotmail.com., Fregonesi CE; Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: cristina@fct.unesp.br., Lorençoni RM; Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: roselene@fct.unesp.br., Savian NU; Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: natysavian@hotmail.com., Palma MR; Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: marianaromanholi@hotmail.com., Salgado AS; School of Postural and Manual Therapy, Salgado Institute of Integral Health, Londrina, 86055-240, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: afonsosisalgado@yahoo.com.br., de Oliveira LV; Rehabilitation Sciences Master and Doctoral Degree Program - Nove de Julho University, UNINOVE, Sao Paulo, SP, 01504-000, Brazil. Electronic address: oliveira.lvf@uninove.br., Parreira RB; School of Postural and Manual Therapy, Salgado Institute of Integral Health, Londrina, 86055-240, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: dolfo23@yahoo.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Complementary therapies in clinical practice [Complement Ther Clin Pract] 2016 Feb; Vol. 22, pp. 8-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.10.003
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine the immediate effect of a Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BAT) session on measures of heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people.
Methods: 13 healthy young subjects of both genders, who showed no illnesses related to the autonomic nervous system (ANS) underwent an ANS evaluation before and after conducting a session of BAT. The assessment of ANS activity was conducted through the HR with the aid of Nerve-Express(®) software. The BAT session lasted for 50 min and was performed by one investigator (blinded to the assessment procedures).
Results: After BAT session significant improvement was found in the sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation (p < 0.05), and the general estimate of heart rate variability (p < 0.04).
Conclusion: BAT was found to be an effective, easy to apply and inexpensive therapeutic technique, able to change ANS in order to improve HR which may suggest better health conditions for participating individuals.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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