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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 69/3 (mai -juin 2015) . - p.1-5

Titre :	Effects of Deep Pressure Stimulation on Physiological Arousal
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Stacey REYNOLDS ; Shelly J. Lane ; Brian MULLEN
Année de publication :	2015
Article en page(s) :	p.1-5
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Adulte  Stimulation  Physiologie  Toucher  Retard mental  Système nerveux végétatifAdaptation/physiological  Arousal  Autonomic nervous system  Pressure  Touch
Résumé :	Deep pressure stimulation has been used in therapeutic practice because of the assumption that it changes physiological arousal. The purpose of this study was to test the effects of deep pressure stimulation, applied with a Vayu Vest (Therapeutic Systems), on both autonomic arousal and performance in a normative adult sample. A repeated-measures, repeated-baseline design was used with participants completing a performance test before and after deep pressure application. A convenience sample of 50 adults participated in the study. Results showed that wearing the Vayu Vest for even short periods of time reduced sympathetic arousal and non–stimulus-driven electrical occurrences. Concomitant increases in parasympathetic arousal were found. Performance improvements were noted after wearing the Vayu Vest, potentially because of changes in arousal. We conclude that deep pressure stimulation is capable of eliciting changes in autonomic arousal and may be a useful modality in diagnostic groups seen by occupational therapy practitioners.
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[article] Effects of Deep Pressure Stimulation on Physiological Arousal [texte imprimé] / Stacey REYNOLDS ; Shelly J. Lane ; Brian MULLEN . - 2015 . - p.1-5.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 69/3 (mai -juin 2015) . - p.1-5

Mots-clés :	Adulte  Stimulation  Physiologie  Toucher  Retard mental  Système nerveux végétatifAdaptation/physiological  Arousal  Autonomic nervous system  Pressure  Touch
Résumé :	Deep pressure stimulation has been used in therapeutic practice because of the assumption that it changes physiological arousal. The purpose of this study was to test the effects of deep pressure stimulation, applied with a Vayu Vest (Therapeutic Systems), on both autonomic arousal and performance in a normative adult sample. A repeated-measures, repeated-baseline design was used with participants completing a performance test before and after deep pressure application. A convenience sample of 50 adults participated in the study. Results showed that wearing the Vayu Vest for even short periods of time reduced sympathetic arousal and non–stimulus-driven electrical occurrences. Concomitant increases in parasympathetic arousal were found. Performance improvements were noted after wearing the Vayu Vest, potentially because of changes in arousal. We conclude that deep pressure stimulation is capable of eliciting changes in autonomic arousal and may be a useful modality in diagnostic groups seen by occupational therapy practitioners.
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