Using a healing robot for the scientific study of shirodhara. Altered states of consciousness and decreased anxiety through Indian dripping oil treatments

IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2005 Mar-Apr;24(2):69-78. doi: 10.1109/memb.2005.1411351.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anxiety / diagnosis
  • Anxiety / physiopathology*
  • Anxiety / therapy*
  • Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
  • Complementary Therapies / methods*
  • Consciousness Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Consciousness Disorders / therapy*
  • Consciousness*
  • Electroencephalography
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Stimulation / methods*
  • Robotics / methods*
  • Sesame Oil
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Sesame Oil