Immediate effect of basic body awareness therapy on heart rate variability

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• 作者：Alessandra Madia Mantovani^a ; ^{leka_indy@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Cristina Elena Prado Teles Fregonesi^b ; ^{cristina@fct.unesp.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Roselene Modolo Regueiro Lorenç ; oni^b ; ^{roselene@fct.unesp.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Nathalia Ulices Savian^b ; ^{natysavian@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Mariana Romanholi Palma^b ; ^{marianaromanholi@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Afonso Shiguemi Inoue Salgado^c ; ^{afonsosisalgado@yahoo.com.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Luí ; s Vicente Franco de Oliveira^d ; ^{oliveira.lvf@uninove.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Rodolfo Borges Parreira^c ; ^{dolfo23@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Heart rate variability ; Autonomic nervous system ; Physical therapy ; Basic body awareness therapy
• 刊名：Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：22
• 期：Complete
• 页码：8-11
• 全文大小：230 K

文摘

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.