Improvement of Heart Rate Variability by Eurythmy Therapy After a 6-Week Eurythmy Therapy Training

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dc.contributor.authorSiefert, Georg
dc.contributor.authorKanitz, Jenny-Lena
dc.contributor.authorPretzer, Kim
dc.contributor.authorHenze, Gunter
dc.contributor.authorWitt, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorReulecke, Sina
dc.contributor.authorVoss, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-23T18:54:56Z
dc.date.available2024-05-23T18:54:56Z
dc.date.digitized2022-12-10 23:24:11
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstract<p>Background. Eurythmy therapy (EYT) is a mind–body therapy used in anthroposophic medicine. Recently, the authors were able to show that at comparable workloads, EYT stimulated heart rate variability (HRV) whereas conventional ergometer training attenuated HRV. Furthermore, a long-term improvement of quality of life (QoL) and stress coping strategies by EYT could be shown. </p> <p>Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of EYT training on HRV. Design: A total of 23 healthy women (mean age = 44.57 ± 8.04 years) performed 10 hours of EYT over a period of 6 weeks. Electrocardiograms were recorded before and after the EYT trial. HRV was quantified by the extent of high (HF), low (LF), very low (VLF), and ultra low frequency (ULF) oscillations of heart rate. </p> <p>Results. Autonomic regulation was significantly changed following the EYT training compared with baseline. Especially the proportion referring to the total power (P) of HF/P and LF/P increased, whereas ULF/P and (ULF+VLF)/P decreased after the training period. Conclusion. EYT shifted the autonomic regulation proportionally referring to the total power mainly caused by changes of ULF and VLF components of HRV. The LF and HF spectral components were also decreased following EYT while their proportion in relation to the total variance of the power spectrum was increased. The proportional enhancement of the higher frequency and the decrease of the ULF and VLF components are probably an indicator of an improvement of autonomic regulation processes by more relaxed physical activity after the EYT training, thus supporting the plausibility of the improved QoL and better stress coping strategies.</p> <p>Citation: Siefert, G., Kanitz, J.-L., Pretzer, K., Henze, G., Witt, K., Reulecke, S., &amp; Voss, A. (2012). Improvement of Heart Rate Variability by Eurythmy Therapy After a 6-Week Eurythmy Therapy Training. <em>Integrative Cancer Therapy</em>, <em>11</em>(2), 111–119. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735411413263">https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735411413263</a></p>
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dc.identifier.citationSiefert, G., Kanitz, J.-L., Pretzer, K., Henze, G., Witt, K., Reulecke, S., & Voss, A. (2012). Improvement of Heart Rate Variability by Eurythmy Therapy After a 6-Week Eurythmy Therapy Training. Integrative Cancer Therapy, 11(2), 111–119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735411413263
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1534735411413263
dc.identifier.externalUrl/library/2022/12/5/improvement-of-heart-rate-variability-by-eurythmy-therapy-after-a-6-week-eurythmy-therapy-training
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/463
dc.subject.otheralternative medicine
dc.subject.otherstress reduction
dc.subject.otherComplementary medicine
dc.subject.otherAnthroposophic movement therapy
dc.subject.otherMind-body therapy
dc.subject.otherEurythmy therapy
dc.subject.otherAnthroposophic medicine
dc.subject.otherCardiac autonomic regulation
dc.subject.otherHeart rate variability
dc.subject.otherCAM Complementary and alternative medicine
dc.titleImprovement of Heart Rate Variability by Eurythmy Therapy After a 6-Week Eurythmy Therapy Training
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oaire.citation.titleIntegr Cancer Ther
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