The Effects of Sensory Flow on The Autonomic

Nervous System

Jessica Keller; Scott Musgrave; Alan Nasypany; James May; Adam Thompson

Research Article

The Effects of Sensory Flow on The Autonomic Nervous System

Jessica Keller¹*, Scott Musgrave², Alan Nasypany³, James May⁴ and Adam Thompson⁵

¹DAT, Indiana Wesleyan University, USA

²PT

³EdD, University of Idaho, USA

⁴DAT, University of Idaho, USA

⁵Ph.D., Indiana Wesleyan University, USA

Corresponding Author

Received Date: September 12, 2019 Published Date: September 26, 2019

Abstract

Treating patients with chronic pain often proves difficult for medical professionals. One potential contribution to chronic pain is that upregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) may cause the body to enter faulty pain cycles. Interrupting ANS up-regulation may break these faulty pain cycles. Sensory Flow is a manual therapy technique thought to interrupt ANS up-regulation. Twenty patients volunteered and were randomly assigned to either a group receiving Sensory Flow or a control group. Results indicate Sensory Flow significantly improved pain (p < .004, partial η₂ = .439) and stress perception (p i> =. 020, partial η₂ = .169) following the second treatment. Therefore, Sensory Flow may be useful in breaking faulty pain cycles in patients who are up regulated.

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Citation

Jessica Keller, Scott Musgrave, Alan Nasypany, James May and Adam Thompson. The Effects of Sensory Flow on The Autonomic Nervous System. W J Yoga Phys Ther & Rehabil 1(2): 2019. WJYPR.MS.ID.000508.