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Cardiac responses to selected cranial osteopathic manipulations in healthy young men (LB656)
Author(s) -
Ioudina Marina,
Toder Eric,
Baldwin Cory,
Lowe Rachel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.lb656
Subject(s) - medicine , impedance cardiography , heart rate , stroke volume , cardiology , contractility , heart rate variability , physical therapy , blood pressure
Background and Purpose: Cranial manipulations (CM) as a part of osteopathic manipulative treatment have been used to treat patients. However, physiological responses to CM are not well defined in literature. The purpose of this study was to measure changes in heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), stroke volume index (SI), and cardiac index (CI) in response to selected CM and sham manipulation. Method: Healthy 25‐35 year old men participated in this study. Non‐invasive impedance cardiography method was used to measure changes in cardiac parameters before and after manipulations. Data were recorded and analyzed using BIOPAC Systems, Inc. equipment and software. All manipulations were performed by the same osteopathic physician. Results: CM increased parasympathetic input (70%) to the heart resulting in decreased HR (5%) and CI (7%) without significant effect on SI. These changes were not seen in sham manipulation. Conclusion: Selected CM decreased CI by decreasing HR without significant effect on cardiac contractility in healthy young men. Future studies will compare gender and age differences in response to osteopathic techniques. Grant Funding Source : This project was funded by the TUN Research Grant Award