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Using Heart Variability To Measure The Effects Of Manual Medicine On Autonomic Activity, Michael Zullow
Using Heart Variability To Measure The Effects Of Manual Medicine On Autonomic Activity, Michael Zullow
Theses
A pilot study was performed to test the theory that manual medicine techniques known as the CV4 (compression of fourth cerebral ventricle) maneuver and a sacral hold/iliac bridge hold combination increase parasympathetic activity. Manual medicine techniques are widely practiced by Doctors of Osteopathy and Chiropractors to treat physical and mental health problems. Those who have received manual therapy have reported to experience less pain, better mobility, and a greater feeling of relaxation. To help us learn about the effects of manual therapy, autonomic activity was measured scientifically rather than subjectively in this study by monitoring respiration rate and heart rate, …
Bilinear Time-Frequency Representations Of Heart Rate Variability And Respiration During Stress, Rindala Saliba
Bilinear Time-Frequency Representations Of Heart Rate Variability And Respiration During Stress, Rindala Saliba
Dissertations
Recently, joint time-frequency signal representation has received considerable attention as a powerful tool for analyzing a variety of signals and systems. In particular, if the frequency content is time varying as in signals of biological origin which often do not comply with the stationarity assumptions, then this approach is quite attractive. In this dissertation, we explore the possibility of better representation of two particular biological signals, namely heart rate variability (HRV) and respiration. We propose the use of time-frequency analysis as a new and innovative approach to examine the physical and mental exertion attributed to exercise. Two studies are used …