The Influence of osteopathy on the vegetative nervous system in chronic pain patients
Item
- Title
- The Influence of osteopathy on the vegetative nervous system in chronic pain patients
- Author(s)
- Fürpaß Elke
- Abstract
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In the study at hand, the question had to be clarified, if osteopathic interventions can
influence the vegetative nervous system. 12 candidates with chronic disorders passed
through an eight week observation period, where they were treated four times generally
osteopathic. The evaluation of the objective was made by measuring of the heart rate
variability (HRV) with the help of the HeartMan (a portable long term ECG of the
HeartBalance Company). The evaluations of this 24-hour measuring, before and after the
intervention phase were compared. As an additional evaluation criterion a visual
analogous scale (VAS) was used to define the pain intensity before and after the
treatment. For the statistic preparation the mean values and the mean errors of the mean
values ± SEM were calculated. With help of the t–test the data were checked for possible
significances by p < 0,05. Connections between two variables were verified by a linear
regression analysis.
The final measuring values have all changed in terms of an improvement of the vegetative
status. However, changes of the HRV parameters did not show the significance level,
since the individual reactions to the treatment turned out differently. Only the results of
the VAS by p < 0,05 were significant.
A distinct correlation showed, between the age of the test subjects and the ascertained
HRV – parameters. In young patients the osteopathic treatment caused a distinct
improvement of the HRV parameters, as far as their basic values were within the norm.
Only older patients proved considerably more rigid in their reaction.
The study proves that stress situations in daily life have a significant influence on the
measuring results. The underlying bio-cybernetic considerations in this connection will be
followed up at a further part of this work. - presented at
- Wiener Schule für Osteopathie
- Date Accepted
- 2007
- Date Submitted
- 1.3.2007 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13343
- Inst-Identifier
- 781
- Keywords
- Heart Rate Variability,HeartMan,Chronic Pain,Nervous System
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- FuerpassElke.pdf
- Item sets
- Thesis
- Media
- FuerpassElke.pdf
Fürpaß Elke, “The Influence of osteopathy on the vegetative nervous system in chronic pain patients”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 12, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/3015