Background: Although there is a consensus among researchers that autogenic training has positive effects on the psychological state of athletes, have not been enough studies its physical performance yet. Therefore, an important question remains to be clarified. The fact no research examining reaction time constitutes original value study. Aim: aim study examine applied during 8 weeks visual and...

BACKGROUND--Autogenic drainage has been suggested as an alternative method of chest physiotherapy in patients with cystic fibrosis. In this study autogenic drainage was compared with the active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) together with postural drainage. METHODS--Eighteen patients with cystic fibrosis took part in a randomised two-day crossover trial. There were two sessions of one met...

Introduction Autogenic training consists of reaching a state deep relaxation through mental representations physical sensations in different parts the body. It is promising technique for improving psychological well-being people with chronic diseases, but there are no clinical practice guidelines recommending use autogenic this population. The aim work was to identify, critically evaluate, and ...

Little is known about what controls effective sizes and migration rates among parasite populations. Such data are important given the medical, veterinary, and economic (e.g., fisheries) impacts of many parasites. The autogenic-allogenic hypothesis, which describes ecological patterns of parasite distribution, provided the foundation on which we studied the effects of life cycles on the distribu...

Autogenic abreaction and psychoanalytic therapy have at their very root a common concept: the pathogenicity of disturbing mental recordings. Despite the difference in techniques and approach, both methods share, to a certain extent, many other conceptual similarities. Although it is impossible in a short paper to review the fields of psychoanalysis and autogenic abreaction, I will try to elabor...

Somatic complaints are often related to chronic stressrelated illnesses, but the diagnoses are not obvious in all cases. In some cases, patients could be classified with functional somatic syndromes. These syndromes are defined as several related disease-conditions that are characterized more by symptoms, suffering, and disability than by structural or functional abnormalities [1]. Functional s...

Between 60 and 90% of patients consult their family doctor for stress-associated complaints. Not infrequently, a considerable number of these patients already have elevated blood pressure. The positive effect on high blood pressure of relaxation techniques has been confirmed in various studies. Accordingly, stress management should now have a permanent place in effective antihypertensive treatm...