VARIATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE WITH SKELETAL MUSCLE TENSION AND RELAXATION. II. THE HEART BEAT
Authors: Edmund Jacobson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 March 1940VARIATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE WITH SKELETAL MUSCLE TENSION AND RELAXATION. II. THE HEART BEATEDMUND JACOBSON, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.P.EDMUND JACOBSON, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-9-1619 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn previous studies1, 2systolic and diastolic pressure were measured in man, lying at rest, at intervals beginning about 15 minutes after reclining, while potentials were recorded (in microvolts within the frequency rate, 30-4000) from electrodes in one or more of the following groups: the flexor muscle in the right upper arm, the left quadriceps femoris muscles, the abdominal muscles, muscles in the region of the right eye. Apart from fall of pressure following soon after and attributable to change to the recumbent position, there were indications that the blood pressure variable is a function of skeletal muscular tension. Prolonged...Bibliography1. JACOBSON E: The influence of skeletal muscle tension and relaxation on blood pressure, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1936, cxvi, 86. Google Scholar2. JACOBSON E: Variation of blood pressure with skeletal muscle tension and relaxation, ANN. INT. MED., 1939, xii, 1194. Google Scholar3. EINTHOVENHUGENHOLTZ WFW: L'électrocardiogramme tracé dans le cas ou il n'y a pas de contraction visible due coeur, Arch. Neérland. de Physiol., 1918, v, 11. Google Scholar4. FULTON JF: On the summation of contractions in skeletal muscle, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1925, lxxv, 211. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. JACOBSON E: Electrical measurements of neuromuscular states during mental activities. IV. Evidence of contraction of specific muscles during imagination, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1930, xcv, 703. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DAVISDAVIS HPA: Fatigue in skeletal muscle in relation to the frequency of stimulation, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1932, ci, 339. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. HOFFGREEN ECHD: Cardiovascular reactions induced by electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1936, cxvii, 411. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication December 19, 1938. (Partially reported before the American Physiological Society, March 31, 1938.)From the Physiological Laboratory of the University of Chicago and the Laboratory for Clinical Physiology, Chicago.Aided by a grant from the National Research Council.Mr. William M. Lees assisted during the experiments. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTraumatologyAt least 9 h of supervised relaxation training may reduce state anxiety and improve heart rate variability, prognosis and return to work for people with ischaemic heart diseaseRelaxation training inhibits fear and arousal during in vivo exposure to phobia-cue stimuliHypertension and BiofeedbackStress, Psychosomatics, and Stress Coping from a Clinical-Psychological Point of ViewBehavioral Interventions as Adjunctive Treatments for Chronic AsthmaSome Antecedents of BiofeedbackTheoretical Aspects of BiofeedbackDysponesis: A Neurophysiologic Factor in Functional DisordersBiofeedback and Progressive Relaxation: Effects on Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure and Heart RateGroup Desensitization of Test Anxiety in Elementary SchoolDysponesis: A neurophysiology factor in functional disordersThe Conditioning and Deconditioning of Neurotic AnxietyZentralnervöse Beeinflussung des ElektromyogrammsThe Systematic Desensitization Treatment of NeurosesA Neurophysiologic View of Functional Disorders: (A Contribution to Our Understanding and Management of Functional Illness) 1 March 1940Volume 13, Issue 9Page: 1619-1625KeywordsBlood pressureClinical laboratoriesDeceptionElectrode recordingFallsHeartMusclesResearch laboratoriesSkeletal musclesSystolic pressure ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...