Short-term effects on heart rate variability of occipito-mastoid suture normalization in healthy subjects

• Published in: Frontiers in neuroscience Vol. 17; p. 1271461
• Main Authors: Besson, Cyril, Mur, Thierry, Benaim, Charles, Schmitt, Laurent, Gremeaux, Vincent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 25.09.2023; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Autonomic nervous system; cardiac autonomic control; Cranial nerves; Heart rate; Homeostasis; Manipulative therapy; Nervous system; Neuroscience; Osteopathic medicine; osteopathy manual therapy; Parasympathetic nervous system; Performance evaluation; SHAM; skull; vagal modulation; Finland

Occipito-mastoid structure normalization (OMSN) is an osteopathic manipulative treatment aimed at reducing tension around the jugular foramen, where cranial nerves IX, X, and XI exit the skull. The purpose of this study was to observe how heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of autonomic cardiac r...