The effects of sustained manual pressure stimulation according to Vojta therapy on heart rate variability
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15110%2F18%3A73587916" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15110/18:73587916 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61989592:15510/18:73587916
Result on the web
<a href="http://biomed.papers.upol.cz/pdfs/bio/2018/03/07.pdf" target="_blank" >http://biomed.papers.upol.cz/pdfs/bio/2018/03/07.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/bp.2018.028" target="_blank" >10.5507/bp.2018.028</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The effects of sustained manual pressure stimulation according to Vojta therapy on heart rate variability
Original language description
Background: The physiotherapeutic technique of Vojta reflex locomotion is often accompanied by various autonomic activity changes and unpleasant sensations. It is unknown whether these effects are specific to Vojta Therapy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare changes in cardiac autonomic control after Vojta reflex locomotion stimulation and after an appropriate sham stimulation. Methods: A total of 28 young healthy adults (20.4 - 25.7 years) were enrolled in this single-blind randomized cross-over study. Participants underwent two modes of 20-minute sustained manual pressure stimulation on the surface of the foot on two separate visits. One mode used manual pressure on the lateral heel, i.e., in a zone employed in the Vojta Therapy (active stimulation). The other mode used pressure on the lateral ankle (control), in an area not included among the active zones used by Vojta Therapy and whose activation does not evoke manifestations of reflex locomotion. Autonomic nervous system activity was evaluated using spectral analysis of heart rate variability before and after the intervention. Results: The active stimulation was perceived as more unpleasant than the control stimulation. Heart rate variability parameters demonstrated almost identical autonomic responses after both stimulation types, showing either modest increase in parasympathetic activity, or increased heart rate variability with similar contribution of parasympathetic and sympathetic activity. Conclusion: The results demonstrate changes of cardiac autonomic control in both active and control stimulation, without evidence for a significant difference between the two.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30210 - Clinical neurology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA14-22572S" target="_blank" >GA14-22572S: Central and autonomic nervous system correlates of prolonged peripheral stimulation in the human</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
BIOMEDICAL PAPERS-OLOMOUC
ISSN
1213-8118
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
162
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
206-211
UT code for WoS article
000445913000007
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85053721324