Dominican University New York
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether specific breathing exercises can stimulate the polyvagal system and thus decrease stress in healthy students of physical therapy. The hypothesis is that practicing daily polyvagal breathing exercises will result in decreased stress/anxiety in physical therapy students compared to the control group who will not be receiving any intervention.
The study involves healthy physical therapy students of Dominican University New York (DUNY) aged 18-45 who are currently not taking anti-anxiety or anti-depression medications. The independent variable consists of practicing polyvagal breathing exercises over a 30-day period. Only the experimental/breathing group will receive treatment while the control group will not. The dependent variable, stress/anxiety labels, will be measured non-invasively using equipment such as the model number DSI-7 headset to record electroencephalogram (EEG) signals of the brain, which is commonly used in research…
Inclusion Criteria: * Student of physical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Taking medications to treat anxiety or depression
Breathing exercises provided include, square breathing, modified Qigong breathing, and three step breathing
The control group will not perform any intervention.
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