Do cardiorespiratory variables predict the antinociceptive effects of deep and slow breathing?

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 843-854

  Zunhammer, Matthias ^a   Eichhammer, Peter ^a   Busch, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Breathing; Heart rate variability; Pain; Relaxation; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEEP SLOW BREATHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RR INTERVAL;

EID: 84879499669     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12085     Document Type: Article

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