Effects of complementary eurythmy therapy on heart rate variability

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Seifert, Georg ^a   Driever, Pablo Hernáiz ^a   Pretzer, Kim ^a   Edelhäuser, Friedrich ^c   Bach, Susanne ^a   Laue, Hans Broder v ^b   Längler, Alfred ^c   Musial Bright, Lindy ^a   Henze, Günter ^a   Cysarz, Dirk ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Gemeinschaftspraxis Niefern Öschelbronn ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergometer training; Eurythmy therapy; Heart rate variability; Meditation; Mind body therapy; Relaxation techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REST;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES;

EID: 65049091796     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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