title: Immediate effect of basic body awareness therapy on heart rate variability.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the immediate effect of a Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BAT) session on measures of heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people.
  
  
  METHODS
  13 healthy young subjects of both genders, who showed no illnesses related to the autonomic nervous system (ANS) underwent an ANS evaluation before and after conducting a session of BAT. The assessment of ANS activity was conducted through the HR with the aid of Nerve-Express(®) software. The BAT session lasted for 50 min and was performed by one investigator (blinded to the assessment procedures).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After BAT session significant improvement was found in the sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation (p < 0.05), and the general estimate of heart rate variability (p < 0.04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BAT was found to be an effective, easy to apply and inexpensive therapeutic technique, able to change ANS in order to improve HR which may suggest better health conditions for participating individuals.
authors: PhD Student in Science Motricity, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 19060-900, Brazil. Electronic address: leka_indy@hotmail.com.
authors: Alessandra Madia
authors: AM
authors: Mantovani
authors: Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: cristina@fct.unesp.br.
authors: Cristina Elena Prado Teles
authors: CE
authors: Fregonesi
authors: Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: roselene@fct.unesp.br.
authors: Roselene Modolo Regueiro
authors: RM
authors: Lorençoni
authors: Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: natysavian@hotmail.com.
authors: Nathalia Ulices
authors: NU
authors: Savian
authors: Department of Post Graduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900 Brazil. Electronic address: marianaromanholi@hotmail.com.
authors: Mariana Romanholi
authors: MR
authors: Palma
authors: School of Postural and Manual Therapy, Salgado Institute of Integral Health, Londrina, 86055-240, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: afonsosisalgado@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Afonso Shiguemi Inoue
authors: AS
authors: Salgado
authors: Rehabilitation Sciences Master and Doctoral Degree Program - Nove de Julho University, UNINOVE, Sao Paulo, SP, 01504-000, Brazil. Electronic address: oliveira.lvf@uninove.br.
authors: Luís Vicente Franco
authors: LV
authors: de Oliveira
authors: School of Postural and Manual Therapy, Salgado Institute of Integral Health, Londrina, 86055-240, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: dolfo23@yahoo.com.
authors: Rodolfo Borges
authors: RB
authors: Parreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autonomic nervous system; Basic body awareness therapy; Heart rate variability; Physical therapy