Effect of '61-points relaxation technique' on stress parameters in premenstrual syndrome

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-76

  Dvivedi, Jyoti ^a   Dvivedi, Sanjay ^a   Mahajan, K K ^a   Mittal, Sunita ^b   Singhal, Anil ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences ^*  (India)

Author keywords

61 points relaxation; Blood pressure; EDG; EMG; Heart rate; Peripheral temperature; Premenstrual syndrome; Respiratory rate; Yoga

Indexed keywords

61 POINTS RELAXATION EXERCISE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RELAXATION TRAINING; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; YOGA;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RESPIRATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 44949209699     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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