Abstract：
OBJECTIVES:To compare mental relaxation and slow breathing as adjunctive treatment in patients of essential hypertension by observing their effects on blood pressure and other autonomic parameters like heart rate, respiratory rate, peripheral skin temperature, electromyographic activity of the frontalis muscle and skin conductance. METHODS:One hundred patients of essential hypertension either receiving antihypertensive drugs or unmedicated were selected randomly. Various parameters were recorded during the resting state and then during mental relaxation and slow breathing for 10 min each, separated by a quiet period of 15 min. All parameters were recorded again after mental relaxation and slow breathing. Changes in various parameters observed after mental relaxation and slow breathing were analyzed and compared. RESULTS:Both mental relaxation and slow breathing resulted in a fall in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and electromyographic activity with increase in peripheral skin temperature and skin conductance. Slow breathing caused a significantly higher fall in heart rate (p<0.05), respiratory rate (p<0.001), systolic blood pressure (p<0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.01). Increase in peripheral skin temperature (p<0.05) and reduction in electromyographic activity (p<0.05) occurred more with mental relaxation. No significant differences were seen between increases in skin conductance (p>0.2) observed with both the modalities. CONCLUSIONS:Even a single session of mental relaxation or slow breathing can result in a temporary fall in blood pressure. Both the modalities increase the parasympathetic tone but have effects of different intensity on different autonomic parameters.
journal_name
Complement Ther Medjournal_title
Complementary therapies in medicineauthors
Kaushik RM,Kaushik R,Mahajan SK,Rajesh Vdoi
10.1016/j.ctim.2005.11.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-06-01 00:00:00pages
120-6issue
2eissn
0965-2299issn
1873-6963pii
S0965-2299(05)00148-2journal_volume
14pub_type
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2008.02.009
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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