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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Massage on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and C-Reactive Protein in Women With Hypertension [PDF]

open access: diamondMajallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk, 2020
Background and Aim: Hypertension is a common disease and universal that can cause cardiovascular disease and kidney damage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an eight-weeks massage on blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), heart ...
Shahnaz Shahrjerdi
doaj   +3 more sources

Effect of sport massage and reflexology on decreases heart rate and blood pressure after training

open access: goldЗдоров’я, спорт, реабілітація
Background and purpose This study aims to determine the effect of sports massage and reflexology on changes in heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) after perform HIIT exercises in athletes.
Aghus Sifaq   +11 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients [PDF]

open access: goldJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background and aim Removing the chest tube in cardiac patients after surgery is one of the worst experiences of hospitalization in the intensive care units.
Zainab Bahramian   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A Calibrated Method of Massage Therapy Decreases Systolic Blood Pressure Concomitant With Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Male Rats [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2016
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to develop a method for applying calibrated manual massage pressures by using commonly available, inexpensive sphygmomanometer parts and validate the use of this approach as a quantitative method of applying massage
Kurt A. Spurgin   +7 more
core   +5 more sources

Intelligent massage chair based on blood pressure and heart rate [PDF]

open access: green, 2012
Massage is one of the effective techniques used to relieve pain, reduce stress, and increase relaxation. Nowadays, massage methods have varied to an easier way by electronic massage chair massage which is able to control the massage mode according to ...
Haslina Jaafar   +3 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Effect of Massage on Stress Indicators in Recreational Horses—A Pilot Study [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals
This pilot study investigated the effects of massage therapy on stress indicators in recreational horses, focusing on salivary cortisol levels, heart rate and conflict behaviors.
Ewa Jastrzębska   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Measuring the Effects of Massage on Exercise Performance and Cardiopulmonary Response in Children With and Without Heart Disease: A Pilot Study [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2010
Background: Congenital heart disease, a common and serious birth defect, affects 8 per 1000 live born infants. Decreased exercise capacity and development of obesity is common in this population. These children may benefit from therapies, such as massage
Shay Beider   +4 more
openalex   +4 more sources

The effect of massage on heart rate variability in preterm infants [PDF]

open access: greenJournal of Perinatology, 2012
To test the hypothesis that massage would improve autonomic nervous system (ANS) function as measured by heart rate variability (HRV) in preterm infants.Medically stable, 29- to 32-week preterm infants (17 massage, 20 control) were enrolled in a masked, randomized longitudinal study. Licensed massage therapists provided the massage or control condition
S L, Smith   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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