Biomechanical stretch and strain can be mimicked in this device by
rhythmic contractions of the flexible membrane.
Not exact matches
Some examples
of this are helping you move into new labor positions, supporting your
rhythmic motions, trying a bath or shower, massaging you to relieve the intensity
of contractions and help you relax, helping to maintain a calm and peaceful birth space, and offering words
of encouragement and affirmation.
Contraction:
rhythmic tightening
of the uterus, usually causing the cervix to dilate and allow the passage
of the baby.
If the dilation
of the cervix stops for over two hours during this phase or slows over four hours, and the
contractions lose their
rhythmic pattern and become uncoordinated or spaced out, oxytocin can be helpful to correct the problem.
The «thinking» behind sex to bring on labor is that it will help to cause the kind
of rhythmic uterine
contractions that will jumpstart labor.
Grace's tympanitic abdomen told me that her intestines were blown up with gas, and the absence
of gurgles when I listened through my stethoscope meant there was no peristalsis, no
rhythmic contractions that normally push along the intestine's contents.
The resulting
rhythmic signals produced by this transfer
of cations are what support the synchronous
contraction of our heart muscles and neuronal firing in parts
of the brain, like the thalamus, which helps regulate our sleep - wake cycle, or circadian rhythm.
«An orgasm is a physical reflex that occurs when muscles tighten during sexual arousal and then relax through a series
of rhythmic contractions,» says gynecologist Dr. Sherry Ross, MD..
Since
rhythmic, powerful heart
contractions depend on a balance
of calcium and magnesium, insufficiency
of one or the other contributes to arrythmias.
(3) Oxytocin also causes the
rhythmic uterine
contractions of labor, and levels peak at birth through stimulation
of stretch receptors in a woman's lower vagina as the baby descends.
The
rhythmic contraction and relaxation produces waves
of energy that circulate, energize and heal the body.
In addition, the
rhythmic muscle
contractions that take place in almost all types
of exercise can increase levels
of the brain chemical serotonin, which combats negative feelings.
Diarrhea upsets the normal
rhythmic contractions and sensations
of the GI tract, causing your dog or kitty to feel the constant need to eliminate.
While our idea
of physical exercise entails the
rhythmic contraction and relaxation
of muscles, mental exercises require the more efficient firing
of various nerve cells in the brain.
A wave
of rhythmic contractions along the length
of the digestive tract (the gastrocolic reflex) begins when food or water is swallowed.
Diarrhea upsets the normal
rhythmic contractions and sensations
of the GI tract, causing your pet to feel the constant need to eliminate.