Assessment of Cardiovascular Parameters during Meditation with Mental Targeting in Varsity Swimmers

Rich, Tyvin A.; Pfister, Robert M.; Alton, John; Gerdt, David W.; Baruch, Martin

doi:10.1155/2016/7923234

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“…1 Guided imagery is often used during mindfulness meditation, hypnosis, and various relaxation exercises since each of these techniques involve the creation and controlled visualization of mental images. 3,4 …”

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A Scoping Review of Health Outcomes Examined in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Guided Imagery

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Stewart

Chaffee

et al. 2017

Progress in Preventive Medicine

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Introduction Guided imagery involves the controlled visualization of detailed mental images. This integrative health technique is used for healing, health maintenance, or the treatment of specific conditions. Guided imagery is an integral part of mindfulness meditation, hypnosis, and various relaxation exercises. However, evidence to support the widespread use and dissemination of guided imagery interventions has been lacking. The purposes of this scoping review were to document the scope of health outcomes and disease processes examined by guided imagery researchers and the journal outlets where this work has been published. Secondary purposes were to review the efficacy of guided imagery, risk of bias from studies published in selected integrative health journals, and gain feedback from clinicians in a practiced-based research network (PBRN) about potential barriers for use in clinical settings. Methods Ten bibliographic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between 1960 and 2013 that included adult participants. Descriptive and analytic methods were employed to document the journal outlets, diseases, and health outcomes investigated. Results 320 RCTs that included more than 17,979 adult participants were reviewed. The published studies appeared in 216 peer-reviewed journals from diverse disciplines largely representing psychology, the sport sciences, rehabilitation, nursing, and medicine. Major outcomes observed were coping with pain, stroke recovery, anxiety, coping with stress, and sport skills. Practitioner feedback from the PBRN revealed some interest but skepticism and time constraints were discussed as barriers. Conclusions Ongoing research and creative dissemination techniques are warranted.

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A Scoping Review of Health Outcomes Examined in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Guided Imagery

Giacobbi

Stewart

Chaffee

et al. 2017

Progress in Preventive Medicine

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“…As a suggestion, this debate should draw on differences between passive (i.e., tDCS) and active (i.e., meditation) techniques to induce changes to brain functioning (8, 9). …”

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“…Meditation techniques, including mindfulness, breathing exercises, and mental imagery, are associated with increasing flow experience (7), to change heart rate variability (8), and reduce oxidative stress (9) in community sport practitioner and professional athletes, respectively.…”

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Athletes’ Cognitive Performance: An Exploratory Proof of Concept Trial

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Among the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ unforgettable moments, one could not overlook performances by Phelps and Bolt, which challenge old premises about the maximum extension of individual supremacism in ultracompetitive modalities and the doping scandals. Different media channels resonated these two trends, with an unseen rise on discussions about traits and practices that may set ultrahigh performance athletes apart from the more ordinary ones. Yet, some key issues remain undebated. This paper aims to add to this debate, with a proof of concept trial, which investigates whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may serve as an aid for professional athletes. Ten professional athletes of three different modalities (judo, N = 4 athletes, swimming, N = 3 athletes, and rhythmic gymnastics, N = 3 athletes) received anodal stimulation (2 mA) for 20 min on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for ten consecutive weekdays. We observed a positive effect of tDCS in their cognitive performance, including a significant improvement in alternated, sustained, and divided attention and in memory scores. We also observed a decrease in Beck Depression Inventory scores (4.50 points) in this non-clinical population. These preliminary results suggest that tDCS sessions may translate into competitive advantages for professional athletes and recommend the deepening of the discussion on its ethical use in sports, which is ultimately tied to the wider debate around the risks and opportunities that neuromodulation brings to the table.

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“…All patients were receiving post-transplant medication (immunosuppressive therapy). However, to our knowledge, current evidence indicates that immunotherapy could have an effect over interoception via impacting the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA; Rich et al , 2016 ). To deal with cofounding biases, RSA as well as other ECG measurements were controlled for.…”

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Dynamic neurocognitive changes in interoception after heart transplant

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Legaz

et al. 2020

Brain Communications

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Abstract Heart-brain integration dynamics are critical for interoception (i.e., the sensing of body-signals). In this unprecedented longitudinal study, we assessed neurocognitive markers of interoception in patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplants and matched healthy controls. Patients were assessed longitudinally before surgery (T1), a few months later (T2), and a year after (T3). We assessed behavioral (heartbeat detection) and electrophysiological (heartbeat evoked potential) markers of interoception. Heartbeat detection task revealed that pre-surgery (T1) interoception was similar between patients and controls. However, patients were outperformed by controls after heart transplant (T2), but no such differences were observed in the follow-up analysis (T3). Neurophysiologically, although heartbeat evoked potential analyses revealed no differences between groups before the surgery (T1), reduced amplitudes of this event-related potential were found for the patients in the two post-transplant stages (T2, T3). All these significant effects persisted after covariation with different cardiologic measures. In sum, this study brings new insights into the adaptive properties of brain-heart pathways.

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Assessment of Cardiovascular Parameters during Meditation with Mental Targeting in Varsity Swimmers

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

A Scoping Review of Health Outcomes Examined in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Guided Imagery

A Scoping Review of Health Outcomes Examined in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Guided Imagery

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Athletes’ Cognitive Performance: An Exploratory Proof of Concept Trial

Dynamic neurocognitive changes in interoception after heart transplant

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