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Stress response of the autonomic nervous system on skydiving and freefall

Author(s) -

Catharina C. Grant,

N. Claassen,

Margaretha Viljoen

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2222-4173

pISSN - 0254-3486

DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v25i1.142

Subject(s) - medicine , autonomic nervous system , balance (ability) , sympathetic nervous system , nervous system , physical medicine and rehabilitation , heart rate , blood pressure , psychiatry

This study investigated the influence of skydiving and freefall, as well as that of visualisation, on the autonomic nervous system balance. The results showed a shift towards sympathetic dominance in the autonomic nervous system balance during skydiving and freefall. This shift was statistically significant in the inexperienced, but not in the experienced skydivers. A similar autonomic stress response was seen in the laboratory during visualisation of skydiving. Further studies are necessary to ascertain whether a difference exists between the extent to which experienced and inexperienced skydivers can induce the biological stress response through visualisation.
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