A Proposal for the Use of Craniosacral Therapy in Firefighter Cadets to Decrease Cortisol Levels and Improve Postural Stability—A Randomized Trial
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| dc.abstract.en | Stress is a physiological response to the mental, emotional, or physical challenges that people encounter. Reactions to stress are also associated with increased secretion of numerous hormones including; glucocorticoids, e.g., cortisol, catecholamines. Methods: The research aimed to check whether craniosacral osteopathic therapy performed over a period of five weeks would affect the values of cortisol level and postural stability amongst sixty firefighter cadets (aged 18–24; 21.63 ± 1.41), involved in rescue operations at traffic accidents (the firefighter cadets underwent qualified paramedic training). The participants were divided into two groups: craniosacral therapy experimental group (30 people) and a control group (27 people). Results: The obtained results show that craniosacral therapy can lead to lower levels of cortisol p < 0.001. It is difficult to state unequivocally that craniosacral osteopathic therapy influenced the values of postural stability; it was noted for the ellipse area in the group subjected to craniosacral therapy for the lower limbs with eyes open p-value = 0.0002. Conclusions: Craniosacral therapy may have a beneficial effect in reducing high cortisol levels. | |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Bioinżynierii | |
| dc.affiliation.institute | Katedra Metod Matematycznych i Statystycznych | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wójcik Małgorzata | |
| dc.contributor.author | Siatkowski, Idzi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Żekanowska Ewa | |
| dc.date.access | 2025-11-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-13T07:07:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-13T07:07:19Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022-06-30 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.accesstime | at_publication | |
| dc.description.bibliography | il., bibliogr. | |
| dc.description.finance | publication_nocost | |
| dc.description.financecost | 0,00 | |
| dc.description.if | 0,7 | |
| dc.description.number | 6 | |
| dc.description.points | 20 | |
| dc.description.version | final_published | |
| dc.description.volume | 18 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.31083/j.jomh1806140 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1875-6859 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1875-6867 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5853 | |
| dc.identifier.weblink | https://www.jomh.org/articles/10.31083/j.jomh1806140 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Men's Health | |
| dc.relation.pages | art. 140 | |
| dc.rights | CC-BY | |
| dc.sciencecloud | nosend | |
| dc.share.type | OPEN_JOURNAL | |
| dc.subject.en | cortisol | |
| dc.subject.en | postural stability | |
| dc.subject.en | firefighter cadets | |
| dc.subject.en | craniosacral therapy | |
| dc.title | A Proposal for the Use of Craniosacral Therapy in Firefighter Cadets to Decrease Cortisol Levels and Improve Postural Stability—A Randomized Trial | |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 6 | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 18 |