Open AccessBeneficial Effect of Preferential Music on Exercise Induced Changes in Heart Rate Variability
Author(s) -
R Archana,
R Mukilan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18320.7740
Subject(s) - heart rate variability , analysis of variance , heart rate , audiology , statistical significance , anxiety , medicine , active listening , balance (ability) , relaxation (psychology) , physical therapy , psychology , cardiology , blood pressure , communication , psychiatry
Music is known to reduce pain, anxiety and fear in several stressful conditions in both males and females. Further, listening to preferred music enhances the endurance during running performance of women rather than listening to non-preferred music. In recent years Heart Rate Variability (HRV) has been used as an indicator of autonomic nervous activity.