Effect of suboccipital decompression on anxiety levels: A randomised trial in asymptomatic individuals
Item
- Title
- Effect of suboccipital decompression on anxiety levels: A randomised trial in asymptomatic individuals
- Author(s)
- Pisano, Arianna
- Abstract
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ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to assess the effect of Suboccipital decompression on anxiety levels, in the short and long term, among healthy individuals.
MethodsTwenty asymptomatic volunteers, both female and male, were included in the present study. This was a single blinded, randomised clinical trial. Subjects were divided in two groups: 10 in the intervention (Suboccipital decompression) and 10 in the sham (light touch of the mastoid process). The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure levels of anxiety and only the STAI-state form was used in this study. Participants were required to attend two sessions in one week and they were asked to complete the STAI-state form questionnaire before and after each session. The same questionnaire was filled 6 days post last session, to assess levels of anxiety in a longer time span.
ResultsA two-way repeated measure ANOVA was conducted to analyse the data. Results showed no statistical significant difference between intervention and sham group at time point (p=0.075). Statistical significant difference was found between time points for both groups combined (p=0.001). ConclusionThe present study suggests that Suboccipital decompression and light touch of the mastoid process decrease anxiety levels in the short term; this effect did not last over a period of 6 days. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2018
- Date Submitted
- 9.11.2018 12:47:34
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 35
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16214
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- Anxiety, autonomic nervous system, manual therapy, osteopathy, vagus nerve
- Recommended
- 1
- Item sets
- Thesis
Pisano, Arianna, “Effect of suboccipital decompression on anxiety levels: A randomised trial in asymptomatic individuals”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 4, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2138