20 February 2012
Effects of pellet stove on recovery from mental fatigue
Masaaki TanakaABCDEF, Hiromi YamadaABCD, Takayuki NakamuraABCD, Yasuyoshi WatanabeACDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.882519
Med Sci Monit 2012; 18(3): CR148-153
Abstract
Background: Exposure to a warm environment has been reported to be effective for recovery from mental fatigue. However, there have been no reports examining the effects of a pellet stove on recovery from mental fatigue. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a pellet stove on recovery from mental fatigue.
Material/Methods: In this placebo-controlled, crossover experiment, 16 healthy volunteers were randomized into the pellet stove and control groups. After a 30-min fatigue-inducing mental task session, participants moved to a recovery room with (pellet stove condition) or without (control condition) a pellet stove to see the image of a pellet stove for 30 min.
Results: After the recovery session, the participants exposed to the pellet stove condition showed lower total error counts of a cognitive test, higher levels of subjective healing, comfort, and warmth, and sympathetic nerve activity and higher parasympathetic nerve activity as compared with the control condition.
Conclusions: These results provide evidence that improved cognitive function, subjective mental states, and balance of the autonomic nervous activities result from using a pellet stove during the recovery session. Hence, the pellet stove was effective for the recovery from mental fatigue.
Keywords: Reference Values, Placebos, Mental Fatigue
Editorial
01 August 2022 : Editorial
Editorial: Long-Term Effects of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and the Changing Pathogenesis of Common Childhood Viruses Driven by the COVID-19 PandemicDOI: 10.12659/MSM.937927
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937927
In Press
10 Aug 2022 : Review article
Programmed Cell Death in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Review of Apoptosis, Autophagy, and NecroptosisMed Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937766
10 Aug 2022 : Database Analysis
Use and Effects of Augmentation of Labor with Oxytocin: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Case-Control Study ...Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937557
08 Aug 2022 : Clinical Research
A 3-Year Clinical Evaluation of Endodontically Treated Posterior Teeth Restored with Resin Nanoceramic Comp...Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937331
08 Aug 2022 : Clinical Research
Hemoglobin/Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Ratio in Peripheral Blood Is Positively Associated with Progno...Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937146
Most Viewed Current Articles
30 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Study of Outcomes and Hospitalization Rates of Patients in Italy with a Confirmed Diagnosis o...DOI :10.12659/MSM.935379
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935379
13 Nov 2021 : Clinical Research
Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Associated Factors Among Cancer Patients Attending the Oncology ...DOI :10.12659/MSM.932788
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932788
08 Mar 2022 : Review article
A Review of the Potential Roles of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacological Approaches for the Man...DOI :10.12659/MSM.936292
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936292
01 Nov 2020 : Review article
Long-Term Respiratory and Neurological Sequelae of COVID-19DOI :10.12659/MSM.928996
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928996