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

, 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, Siti Anom Ahmad, Nurul Amziah Md Yunus   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

A NEW TECHNIQUE OF HEART MASSAGE, [PDF]

Lancet, The, 1918
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exaly   +3 more sources

Mechanical massage and mental training programs effect employees’ heart rate, blood pressure and fingertip temperature—An exploratory pilot study

European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Inability to relax and recover is suggested to be a key factor for stress-related health problems. This study aimed to investigate possible effects of mechanical massage and mental training, used either separately or in combination during ...
Anette Ekström, Ulrika Lindmark, Linda Handlin   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Moderate Pressure Massage Elicits a Parasympathetic Nervous System Response

International Journal of Neuroscience, 2009
Twenty healthy adults were randomly assigned to a moderate pressure or a light pressure massage therapy group, and EKGs were recorded during a 3-min baseline, during the 15-min massage period and during a 3-min postmassage period. EKG data were then used
MIGUEL A Diego, Tiffany Field
exaly   +2 more sources

Effect of Ice Massage to Head and Spine on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Hypertension: a Pilot Study

, 2021
Background: Ice massage is one of the common hydrotherapeutic procedures. The current study is first of its kind, conducted to evaluate the effect of ice massage to head and spine on blood pressure and heart rate variability in patients with hypertension.
L, PhD, Nivethitha, Bharati, BNYS, Sneha, MD, Mooventhan A,, NK, PhD, Manjunath   +3 more
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Effects of Therapeutic Calf Massage on Cardiac Autonomic Function in Healthy Volunteers—a Pilot Study

, 2023
Background: Calf massage is a therapeutic intervention that improves circulation and relieves us from pain & tightness. The calf massage also improves autonomic performance by modulating the vagal tone of the cardiovascular system.
Sk, Kareem, Siva Kumar, A. V., K. N, Maruthy, K, Maheshkumar, Krishna Sri Lahari, A   +4 more
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Massage Regulates Brain Plasticity in Chronic Sciatic Nerve Compression Injury Rats: A Study Based on Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. [PDF]

Brain Behav
Resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis of chronic constriction injury rats after massage therapy. ABSTRACT Background Neuropathic pain (NP) is associated with maladaptive functional reorganization of the brain, yet the central mechanisms through which massage therapy exerts its analgesic effects remain poorly understood.
Huang L, Zhou X, Chen L, Wang C, Wang H, Zhang H, Jiang C, Chen S, Jiang J, Xie Q, Lin Z.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

, 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
Pan, MD, Yann Ping, Chang, MD, MPH, Ruey-Kang R., Boulanger, MS, CMT, Karen T., Joshi, BS, Milind, Beider, MPH, LMT, Shay   +4 more
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Energy expenditure for massage therapists during performing selected classical massage techniques

, 2018
Objectives The aim of the study is to evaluate the intensity of the effort and energy expenditure in the course of performing selected classical massage techniques and to assess the workload of a massage therapist during a work shift.
Maciejczyk, Marcin, Jadwiga Szymura, Borkowski, Mateusz, Jerzy Cempla, Mateusz Borkowski, Więcek, Magdalena, Szymura, Jadwiga, Magdalena Więcek, Zbigniew Szyguła, Marcin Maciejczyk, Cempla, Jerzy, Szyguła, Zbigniew   +11 more
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Optofluidic Raman Analysis and Capacity Recovery in Li‐ion Cells

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Operando Raman spectroscopy is used to monitor the degradation of commercial Li‐ion cells. Using a microfluidic access port, small amounts of electrolyte are sampled into a hollow‐core optical fibre, where fibre‐enhanced Raman analysis reveals Li+ solvation changes and solvent evolution.
Ermanno Miele, Wesley M. Dose, Ian A. K. Davidson, Hesham Sakr, Natalie V. Wheeler, Francesco Poletti, Michael De Volder, Clare P. Grey, Jeremy J. Baumberg, Tijmen G. Euser   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source