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Women's Sexual Health and Lifestyle Medicine
Published in Michelle Tollefson, Nancy Eriksen, Neha Pathak, Improving Women's Health Across the Lifespan, 2021
Megan Alexander, Shannon Worthman, Rashmi Kudesia, Michelle Tollefson
Exercise promotes sexual health over the short and long terms. Exercise-mediated activation of the sympathetic nervous system promotes prompt physiological arousal. Erotic stimulus after exercise results in enhanced vaginal blood flow.31 Exercise also directly improves mood via endorphin and serotonin release, with effects outlasting the duration of intervention.32,33
The patient with acute neurological problems
Published in Peate Ian, Dutton Helen, Acute Nursing Care, 2020
Substance P is released in the PNS by neurones responsible for the transmission of pain information to the CNS. Substance P is also found in spinal cord pathways and in parts of the brain associated with pain. Substance P increases the perception of pain. Endorphins inhibit the release of substance P and reduce the perception of pain.
Nutraceutical Intervention for Treatment of Alcoholism and Drinking Problems
Published in Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements, 2020
Exercise is another important daily practice for managing alcoholism. Not only does exercise provide a release for stress and an opportunity to engage in an additional activity, but it also helps boost the endorphins in the body. Endorphins help improve the mood and decrease an individual’s reliance on drugs to achieve the same result (Lu et al., 2009).
COVID-19 related knowledge, anxiety, depression and physical activity among Iranian people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis during COVID-19 pandemic: an online cross-sectional survey
Published in European Journal of Physiotherapy, 2023
Shabnam ShahAli, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Reyhane Ebrahimi
It has been reported that physical activity can reduce MS physical symptoms and slow down MS flare-ups [15]. In addition to physical advantages, it has been shown that physical activity reduces the level of stress hormones and increases the production of endorphins to enhance mood [16]. Also, reduced physical activity level is associated with an increased prevalence of anxiety [17]. People with MS are known to be considerably less physically active and usually have a sedentary lifestyle compared with the general adult population [18]. COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s ordinal physical activity. The lockdown and isolation significantly interrupted daily life and physical activity [19]. Determining the level of physical activity and its relation with the level of anxiety/depression in people with MS, during the pandemic can be helpful for the implementation of a specific and practical education program. The aim of this study was to (1) determine COVID-19 related knowledge and assessing anxiety/depression and physical activity among Iranian people with relapsing-remitting MS during COVID-19 pandemic, (2) assess the relations between knowledge and anxiety/depression and (3) assess the relations between physical activity and anxiety/depression. To avoid potential confounding effects related to the cross-sectional design of the study, (4) the association between COVID-19 related knowledge, anxiety/depression and physical activity with demographic variables were also assessed using binary logistic regression analysis.
The effect of music on fetal well-being and anxiety levels and vital signs of pregnant women during non-stress test: Turkey sample
Published in Health Care for Women International, 2022
Nurseli Soylu, Tülay Bülbül, İptisam İpek Müderris
Several factors such as going to the hospital for NST procedure, waiting in queue and having inadequate knowledge about the procedure may trigger anxiety. The researchers, it was found that music and control groups obtained similar pre-procedure mean scores from state anxiety inventory. However, it was seen that the post-procedure state anxiety mean scores of the pregnant women in the music group decreased; whereas, the mean scores of the pregnant women in the control group increased (p < 0.001). In the study conducted by Garcia-Gonzalez et al., (2018), to examine the effect of music on pregnant woman’s anxiety and fetal parameters, they determined that there was a significant decrease in post-procedure anxiety levels of pregnant women in the music group compared to the control group. In another study, researchers also determined that music had a significant effect on anxiety (Candan Ersanlı Kaya, 2017; Kocabaş & Khorshid, 2012; Nayak et al., 2014; Oh et al., 2016; Simavli et al., 2014). In the literature, researchers supports that music increases release of endorphin. Endorphin hormone allows pregnant women to relax and thus have less anxiety by stimulating the autonomic nervous system. Unless anxiety and concern are kept under control, this may cause tachycardia, increased blood pressure, and increased respiratory rate and depth (Göriş et al., 2018; Tağtekin Sezer et al., 2015). In this study, anxiety level in the control group increased even further after the procedure, which was thought to be the reason for the increase in vital signs of the pregnant women by researchers.
Exercise experiences among persons with multiple sclerosis living in the southeast of the United States
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Emma V. Richardson, Elizabeth Barstow, Robert W. Motl
Well, sometimes, I’ll wake up and I’m like, ‘wow. I’m in a lot of pain. I don’t know if I can walk today,’ and then I say, ‘you know what, you’ve got to walk today.’ As soon as I walked, I felt so much better, and I get all this energy that I didn’t have before. It lifts my mood, and I’m just generally happy. I’m like, wow. I always have to remember, walking is what makes me happy, and I need to continue to walk or exercise. Yeah, I’m going say, it releases the endorphins. It just makes you happy. I feel like, the pain I woke up, as I walk, it seems to go away. The more I walk, the less my feet hurt. The more I walk, the less my spine and back hurt, and the less my hips hurt, so this seems like I need to just get going. ….My pain goes away as long as I keep moving and exercising (Patricia, 43).