Effect of biofeedback-assisted relaxation on blood pressure and cortisol levels in normotensives and hypertensives
| Autor: | Angele McGrady, Guillermo A. Argueta Bernal, James T. Higgins, Marilynn Woerner |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Male endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Hydrocortisone Muscle Relaxation medicine.medical_treatment Blood Pressure Biofeedback Muscle tension Internal medicine medicine Humans Cortisol level General Psychology Relaxation (psychology) Electromyography business.industry Biofeedback Psychology Middle Aged Psychiatry and Mental health Blood pressure Endocrinology Hypertension Female business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Muscle Contraction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 10:301-310 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3521 0160-7715 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00846543 |
| Popis: | This report examines the relationship between blood pressure and cortisol in normotensives and hypertensives. Both groups received biofeedback-assisted relaxation training. Both groups significantly decreased their muscle tension levels from baseline. Only the hypertensives decreased their blood pressure and cortisol levels after training. Implications for the role of cortisol in the relaxation response and in hypertension are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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