Effects of footbathing on autonomic nerve and immune function

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-165

  Saeki, Yuka ^a   Nagai, Nobuo ^a   Hishinuma, Michiko ^b  

^a NAGANO COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Footbath; Immune function; Somatic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; JAPAN; LYMPHOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STIMULATION; SURAL NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; JAPAN; LYMPHOCYTES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 34447093572     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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