Correlation between certain rhythms of the body in osteopathic patients

Abstract

Introduction.The time organization of the body is a set of biorhythms that have different periods, but are consistent with each other over time. Any pathology is an inconsistency of rhythms in the body. To date, the problem of the relationship between different rhythms of the human body is poorly studied. The largest number of publications is devoted to the connection between respiratory and heart rhythms. The goal of research — to identify the correlation between some rhythms of the body in osteopathic patients and the effect of osteopathic correction (OC) on them.Materials and methods.100 patients of an osteopathic physician aged 8 to 81 years were examined (37 men and 63 women). All patients underwent a general osteopathic examination. The frequency of the cranial rhythm, the respiration rate (RR), the heart rate (HR), the neural process mobility (NPM) and the «connective tissue motility» were assessed before and after the OC session. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using nonparametric methods and the Statistica 10.0 program. The correlation coeffi cient between the frequencies of different rhythms was calculated by the Spearman method.Results.On the whole, only one statistically signifi cant correlation was found in the group of examined patients — between RR and NPM (r =–0,33, p<0,05). After OC, the number of statistically signifi cant connections increased, which may indicate a benefi cial effect of OC on the rhythmic integrity of the patient′s body. In the group of children (8–15 years old) and young people (18–34 years old), three correlations between rhythms that can be considered as «normal» were revealed: negative correlation link between heart rate and PNP (r =–0,36, p<0,05), negative correlation link between HR and NPM (r =–0,58, p<0,05), positive correlation link between HR and RR (r =0,68, p<0,05). With age, these correlation links decrease, which can be explained by the alteration of regulatory processes and increase of desynchronosis. The higher is the level of dominant somatic dysfunction (local–regional–global), the lower are statistically signifi cant correlations between biorhythms. This means that the severity of desynchronosis increases. In global somatic dysfunctions and regional somatic dysfunctions of the head and dura mater there are no correlations between biorhythms, i. e. the most pronounced desynchronosis is observed in these groups of patients.Conclusion.The correlation between some rhythms of the body in osteopathic patients was studied. The most pronounced desynchronosis is observed in global somatic dysfunctions and in regional somatic dysfunctions of the head and dura mater. After OC, the number of statistically signifi cant links between biorhythms increased.