Compression on trigger points in the leg muscle increases parasympathetic nervous activity based on heart rate variability

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Takamoto, Kohichi ^a,b   Sakai, Shigekazu ^a,b   Hori, Etsuro ^a,b   Urakawa, Susumu ^a,b   Umeno, Katsumi ^a,b   Ono, Taketoshi ^a,b   Nishijo, Hisao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Massage; Respiration; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIGGER POINT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; INNERVATION; LEG; LUNG VOLUME; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MASSAGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749093392     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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