A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Immediate And Prolonged Effect of Full Mud Bath And Full Body Massage on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Volunteers
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 10
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The full mud bath and full body massage are treatment modality is commonly used by Naturopathy physicians as a treatment. Though mud bath and full body massage therapy has been used extensively in a clinical scenario both for rejuvenation as well as therapy. But their effect on autonomic activity is not studied. Hence, this study aims at understanding the physiological changes of mud bath and massages therapy on heart rate variability and compares them in healthy volunteers. Methodology: A Study conducted in SDMNCH Shantivana Dharamasthala. Subjects are randomly allocated into two groups, Group-A 30 & Group-B 30, using computerized generated random number table. For Group-A full mud bath given for 60 minutes. For Group-B, full body massage given for 60 minutes. Assessments done 5 minutes before the intervention as pre-assessment and 5 minutes after the intervention as post assessment and then for 5 minutes after 1hour of intervention. Results: Data was checked for normal distribution and analysed by using paired sample t test with SPSS (Version20.0) package. Comparing among two group’s immediately after the intervention results of the present study shown significant decrease in the HRV[Heart Rate (p ≤ 0.0001*), LF(p≤0.002), VLF, LF/HF ratio and increase in RMSSD (p ≤ 0.04*), NN50 (p ≤ 0.0004*), Pnn50 (p ≤ 0.0001*), Mean RR(p≤0.0001), HF(p≤0.002) in the full mud bath group than the full body massage. Parameter indicates that full mud bath reduces sympathetic tone and shifts symapthovagal balance towards vagal dominance which suggest parasympathetic dominance. When comparing both the group mud bath showed significant parasympathetic dominance after one hour of treatment than the full body massage group. Conclusion: Full mud bath enhances parasympathetic activity immediate and after one hour hence it can be applied effectively in treating stress, insomnia and anxiety Whereas Full body massage enhances the sympathetic activity immediate after the treatment and has a commanding role in the cardiac tone but after one hour of intervention it enhances parasympathetic activity hence it can be applied effectively for calm down mind.
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Dr. Govinda kumar, Dr. Prashanth Shetty, Dr. Sujatha K. J
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