The Immediate Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Deep Touch Pressure on Range of Motion, Interoceptive Accuracy and Heart Rate Variability: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Moderation Analysis

The Immediate Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Deep Touch Pressure on Range of Motion, Interoceptive Accuracy and Heart Rate Variability: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Moderation Analysis

Background: There is paucity in the literature regarding the role of the interoceptive pathway through the insular cortex (IC), as well as heart rate variability (HRV) in relation to Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) and deep-touch.Aims: The present study investigated whether both OMT treatment...

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Main Authors: Darren J. Edwards, Hayley Young, Annabel Curtis, Ross Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
touch
OMT
interoception
heart rate variability
range of motion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2018.00041/full

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