Application of Craniosacral Therapy Versus Blood Levels of Corticoliberin and Oxytocin in Male Firefighters Exposed to Occupational Stress - A Randomised Control Trial
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| dc.abstract.en | Background: Firefighters’ work exposes them to high levels of stress. Oxytocin (OXT) and corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) are hormones released in response to stress. Prolonged exposure to stress can have negative effects, such as increased blood pressure and glucose levels, and a weakened immune system. Methods: This study involved 57 fire department cadets, randomly divided into craniosacral therapy (CS) and contralateral therapy (CO) groups. This study aimed to check whether 5-week craniosacral therapy affects CRH and OXT levels, determined from blood. Results: For the CS group, CRH_1 and CRH_2 showed slight increases in median values, 1.73 vs. 2.16, and OXT_1 and OXT_2 showed significant increases in median values, 54.71 vs. 57.77. Spearman’s correlation coefficient for CRH_1 vs. OXT_1 was r = 0.26, p = 0.124; similarly, for CRH_2 vs. OXT_2 was r = −0.02, p = 0.920; for CRH_ 1 vs. CRH_2 was r = 0.25, p = 0.173; and for OXT_1 vs. OXT_2 was r = 0.77, p < 0.00001. The values of the point statistics for CRH were similar in CO_1 and CS_1. After the end of therapy, in the CS_2 group, the values of the point statistics were greater than those for the CO_2 group. The median values for oxytocin in the CO_1 group were greater than those in the CS_1 group. After the end of therapy, in the CO_2 group, the values of the scoring statistics were smaller than those for the CS_2 group. The effect of the intervention in the CS group and the CO group showed a significance of p = 0.0003 and p = 0.023. Conclusions: After the end of therapy, a significant increase in OXT levels was observed, as well as a slight increase in CRH levels. | |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Biotechnologii | |
| dc.affiliation.institute | Katedra Metod Matematycznych i Statystycznych | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wójcik Małgorzata | |
| dc.contributor.author | Siatkowski, Idzi | |
| dc.date.access | 2025-10-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-02T06:14:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-02T06:14:06Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2025-06-06 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <jats:p>Background: Firefighters’ work exposes them to high levels of stress. Oxytocin (OXT) and corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) are hormones released in response to stress. Prolonged exposure to stress can have negative effects, such as increased blood pressure and glucose levels, and a weakened immune system. Methods: This study involved 57 fire department cadets, randomly divided into craniosacral therapy (CS) and contralateral therapy (CO) groups. This study aimed to check whether 5-week craniosacral therapy affects CRH and OXT levels, determined from blood. Results: For the CS group, CRH_1 and CRH_2 showed slight increases in median values, 1.73 vs. 2.16, and OXT_1 and OXT_2 showed significant increases in median values, 54.71 vs. 57.77. Spearman’s correlation coefficient for CRH_1 vs. OXT_1 was r = 0.26, p = 0.124; similarly, for CRH_2 vs. OXT_2 was r = −0.02, p = 0.920; for CRH_ 1 vs. CRH_2 was r = 0.25, p = 0.173; and for OXT_1 vs. OXT_2 was r = 0.77, p < 0.00001. The values of the point statistics for CRH were similar in CO_1 and CS_1. After the end of therapy, in the CS_2 group, the values of the point statistics were greater than those for the CO_2 group. The median values for oxytocin in the CO_1 group were greater than those in the CS_1 group. After the end of therapy, in the CO_2 group, the values of the scoring statistics were smaller than those for the CS_2 group. The effect of the intervention in the CS group and the CO group showed a significance of p = 0.0003 and p = 0.023. Conclusions: After the end of therapy, a significant increase in OXT levels was observed, as well as a slight increase in CRH levels.</jats:p> | |
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| dc.description.number | 6 | |
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| dc.description.version | final_published | |
| dc.description.volume | 15 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/metabo15060374 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2218-1989 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5134 | |
| dc.identifier.weblink | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/15/6/374 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.pbn.affiliation | biotechnology | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Metabolites | |
| dc.relation.pages | art. 374 | |
| dc.rights | CC-BY | |
| dc.sciencecloud | nosend | |
| dc.share.type | OPEN_JOURNAL | |
| dc.subject.en | stress | |
| dc.subject.en | firefighters | |
| dc.subject.en | craniosacral therapy | |
| dc.subject.en | alternative medicine | |
| dc.subject.en | corticotrophin-releasing hormone | |
| dc.subject.en | oxytocin | |
| dc.title | Application of Craniosacral Therapy Versus Blood Levels of Corticoliberin and Oxytocin in Male Firefighters Exposed to Occupational Stress - A Randomised Control Trial | |
| dc.title.volume | Special Issue Stress and Inflammation: Drivers, Biomarkers and Physiological Effects | |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 6 | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 15 |