Kneipp-Therapie zur Prävention streßinduzierter Erkrankungen

Author(s): Wendt, T.

Journal/Book: Ärztezeitschrift für Naturheilverfahren. 1991; 32: 900-908.

Abstract: Excessive mental stress disturbs the state of "well-being" and may cause manifest somatic diseases. The benefit of physical exercise as to prevent stress diseases is well known, whereas other methods of Kneipp-therapy remain to be evaluated.In the present study the effect of mental stress on autonomic heart innervatlon was Investigated by measuring the heart rate and beat-to-beat variation. In a second step the influence of a standar-dized cold water stimulus was evaluated.15 minutes after mental stress an increase of sympathetic activity was found. Sympathetic cardiac tone was seen decreased 20 minutes af-ter cold water application.Evidently, cold water application and other forms of physical stress might be used to alle-viate symptoms of mental stress. The capability of Kneipp-therapy to prevent somatic manifesta-tions of mental stress is discussed.

Keyword(s): Kneipp-Therapie

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