Study: Development therapy shows potential to improve the body's ability to produce nitrogen oxide
Study: Development therapy shows potential to improve the body's ability to produce nitrogen oxide
The present study deals with the effects of manual medical treatment on the release of nitrogen oxide in healthy adults. The participants were 23 healthy adults aged 18-30 years. The treatment consisted of a cranial, thoracic and trapezoidal stretch and was completed with a 5-minute rest phase after the treatment. The primary result of the result was the exhaled nitrogen oxide level, which was measured before and after treatment. The study showed that skull therapy was associated with an increase in nitrogen oxide levels in the exhaled air. Most participants also reported an increased relaxation reaction after the treatment. The results of this study could indicate the importance of nitrogen oxide in various aspects of health and could help integrate the skull therapy into clinical practice.
Details of the study:
Reference
Kiernan ever. Effects of manual medical treatment on nitrogen oxide release in 23 healthy adults. j manipulative physiol. Ther. 2010; 33 (1): 76-79.
Design
uncontrolled case study
participant
23 Healthy adults aged 18-30 years
Learnskull -based manual medicine, in particular a cranial, thoracic and trapezoidal stretch. A 5-minute rest after the treatment was required for all participants.
primary result dimensions
The exhaled nitrogen oxide level (NO) was determined before and after the skull maneuver. A breath-no-analysis mask with an amperometric probe was used that measures the noise in the mask.
most important knowledge
The article reported on the total average of nitrogen oxide values at the start of the study and after treatment; The individual results of each of the 23 participants were not taken into account.
Although pain and function were not measured, most participants reported on increased relaxation reaction after treatment.
Cranial therapy was associated with changes in the no-level air in the exhaled air. The NO content rose from 13.3 +/- 2.09 (SD) to 15.0 +/- 2.95 (SD) ppb ( p = 0.001, based on the couple t tests of the test subjects). The average NO value before skull therapy was 13.0 ppb (in the range of 8 to 17 ppb); After the skiing therapy, he was 16.0 ppb (in the range of 6 to 18 ppb).
Although pain and function were not measured, most participants reported on increased relaxation response after treatment; The most relaxed participants were those with the highest exhaled NO values after treatment.
effects on practice
This study is the first to examine the physiological effects of skull therapy on NO production. These findings are important, especially since we are increasingly learning about the important role that NO plays in various aspects of health. It is also a big step for the skull community, because despite a long, rich history and a huge archive of anecdotal evidence, the skull therapy is lacking in well-founded clinical research studies. An explanation of how skull therapy can lead to an increase in the exhaled NO values is currently theoretical.
Traditionally, increased exhaled NO values are closely associated with chronic lung diseases such as asthma. For this reason, it was so important to choose participants who are considered "healthy adults". Since there were no asthmatics and those with increased NO values increased after the treatment reported an increased relaxation reaction, I would assume that a close connection between the natural increase in the body's own ability to produce NO production and the ability to reduce the devastating effects is stressful on the body. The article also states that this therapy could be an important addition to the prevention of coronary heart disease (KHK) and diabetes-both diseases damage the epithelial outline of the blood vessels (which indicates a low NO production). If a reduced NO level leads to damage to the blood vessels, the endothel is less able to produce the required amount of NO, which favors further damage to the endothel. This can be made in serious pathological conditions over time. In view of the non -invasive nature of the procedure
Since the 1990s, NO has been examined intensively-his connection with cardiovascular health was only discovered in 1998-and it was found that too little NO, as is observed in CAD and Diabetes cases, can have a harmful effect, but also too much harmful. In the event of a NO surplus, further research would be interesting to examine whether this cranial maneuver could have a modulating effect on the NO level, since colleagues in the cranial area have reported positive results in asthma patients.
Although this study is a small and uncontrolled study, which is usually not the type of study that is highlighted in this column, these results are relevant for clinical practice. As we have seen, no is a crucial component for maintaining health. In the clinical sector, NO and its forerunners are used in a variety of ways, from the treatment of lung vessels in pediatrics to pain in connection with angina pectoris to erectile dysfunction. It also becomes an integral part of prevention and anti-aging protocols.
We have known for a long time that there are non-invasive, effective methods for increasing the NO mirror, be it through arginine supplement or even regular movement, but so far there has been no physical method that has shown a possible systemic increase in no-mirror. These results also indicate that various healthcare providers and readers of this column could begin in addition to their current prevention or treatment protocols to integrate this type of skull therapy into their practice.