Title :
The influence of paced breathing exercises on the autonomic response to stress
Author :
King, Christopher B. ; Reisman, Stanley S.
Author_Institution :
Kessler Inst. for Rehabilitation, New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Time-frequency analysis of heart rate variability is a noninvasive method to measure rapid changes in the functioning of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. In the course of measuring the autonomic reaction to stress and relaxation, it was found that paced breathing at frequencies different from the subject´s natural breathing frequency can cause a stress reaction to the pacing as measured by time frequency analysis of heart rate variability. It was also found that changes in skin temperature correlated to the changes in stress level during the paced breathing protocol
Keywords :
biocontrol; biothermics; electrocardiography; neurophysiology; pneumodynamics; skin; time-frequency analysis; autonomic response; heart rate variability; natural breathing frequency; noninvasive method; paced breathing exercises; parasympathetic nervous system; relaxation; skin temperature; stress; stress level; stress reaction; sympathetic nervous system; time-frequency analysis; Frequency measurement; Heart rate variability; Human factors; Parasympathetic nervous system; Protocols; Skin; Stress measurement; Temperature; Time frequency analysis; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE 21st Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Bar Harbor, ME
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2692-X
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1995.513758
