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OBJECTIVE:Sauna bathing is becoming a common activity in many countries and it has been linked to favorable health outcomes. However, there is limited data on the heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses to an acute sauna exposure. DESIGN:We conducted a single-group, longitudinal study utilizing a pre-post design to examine acute effects of sauna bathing on the autonomic nervous system as reflected by HRV. A total of 93 participants (mean [SD] age: 52.0 [8.8] years, 53.8% males) with cardiovascular risk factors were exposed to a single sauna session (duration: 30 min; temperature: 73 °C; humidity: 10-20%) and data on HRV variables were collected before, during and after sauna. RESULTS:Time and frequency-domain HRV variables were significantly modified (p < 0.001) by the single sauna session, with most of HRV variables tending to return near to baseline values after 30 min recovery. Resting HR was lower at the end of recovery (68/min) compared to pre-sauna (77/min). A sauna session transiently diminished the vagal component, whereas the cooling down period after sauna decreased low frequency power (p < 0.001) and increased high frequency power in HRV (p < 0.001), favorably modulating the autonomic nervous system balance. CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates that a session of sauna bathing induces an increase in HR. During the cooling down period from sauna bathing, HRV increased which indicates the dominant role of parasympathetic activity and decreased sympathetic activity of cardiac autonomic nervous system. Future randomized controlled studies are needed to show if HR and HRV changes underpins the long-term cardiovascular effects induced by regular sauna bathing.
journal_name
Complement Ther Medjournal_title
Complementary therapies in medicineauthors
Laukkanen T,Lipponen J,Kunutsor SK,Zaccardi F,Araújo CGS,Mäkikallio TH,Khan H,Willeit P,Lee E,Poikonen S,Tarvainen M,Laukkanen JAdoi
10.1016/j.ctim.2019.06.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-08-01 00:00:00pages
190-197eissn
0965-2299issn
1873-6963pii
S0965-2299(19)30194-3journal_volume
45pub_type
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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doi：10.1054/ctim.2000.0423
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abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary aim was to describe the characteristics of acupuncture patients and in particular the main problem or symptom for which they were seeking treatment. Our secondary aim was to compare the profiles of acupuncture patients with those of a patient survey undertaken in 1988. METHODS:We used the data fr...
journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2005.07.006
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abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cupping worldwide has been part of traditional medicine systems and is in the western world used as CAM therapy mainly for treating pain syndromes. The mode of action is up to now unclear. In order to investigate its mechanism we measured in parallel metabolic changes in the tissue under the cupping glass an...
journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.008
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2004.09.004
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102530
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.020
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Complementary therapies in medicine
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更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1054/ctim.2001.0475
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
