Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:36:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LarissaBT.pdf: 355077 bytes, checksum: 71fd01937a409f3a874125f035bab613 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004-10-29 / The physiological variations of parameters in situations of laboral stress can function like indicator in the sprouting of disorder. Those conditions have led researchers to investigate alternatives that can favor the quality of life in persons under stress laboral. The present research had as objectives investigate the physiological behavior of parameters (blood pressure, heart hat and respiratory hat) of men and women in condition of stress laboral submitted to the technique Watsu. It was used a experimental methodology with a group formed by men and women in reproductive age, that work as salesclerk in a supermarket net in Natal/RN. The seven individuals selected were submitted to the three phases of the study (dependent groups), that consisted of the phase 1 of obtaining from the measure basal (control 1), in the phase 2 of immersion in the water (control 2), and phase 3 from the application the technique Watsu (experimental phase). It was verified that during the phase basal (condition 1) the physiological parameters (BPS, BPD, HH and RH) of both sexes evaluated showed the medium values of the women (average?detour-standard: BSP = 104.1?7.92; BPD = 70.83 ?7.92; HH = 77.58 ?3.87; RH = 19.83 ?2.58) similar those presented by the men (BPS = 118.75 ?7.55; BPD = 75.00 ?9.91; HH = 71.75 ?14.95; RH = 16.62 ?3.99). The evaluation of those parameters before and after immersion of the volunteers in the water (condition 2) showed a significant reduction (W = 3.0: p≤0.05) barely for the values of BPS presented by the sex females after immersion. In the men group, all of the physiological parameters analyzed did not vary significantly. Regarding the profile of those variables before and after application of the watsu (condition 3), was verified a significant increase (W= 0,0: p≤0.05) for the BPS one and SABP in the women. The Men did not show significant variation for all of the physiological parameters. Faced with the results presented, we are able to conclude that the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were the physiological parameters that are on influence from the Technique Watsu, only for the kind females / As varia??es de par?metros fisiol?gicos em situa??o de estresse laboral podem funcionar como indicadores no surgimento de desordens. Essas condi??es t?m levado pesquisadores a investigar alternativas que possam favorecer a qualidade de vida em pessoas sob estresse laboral. O presente estudo teve como objetivo Investigar o comportamento de par?metros fisiol?gicos (press?o arterial, freq??ncia card?aca e freq??ncia respirat?ria) de homens e mulheres em condi??o de estresse laboral submetidos ? t?cnica Watsu. Utilizou-se uma metodologia experimental com popula??o formada por homens e mulheres em idade reprodutiva que exercem a fun??o de operadores de caixa, numa rede de supermercados em Natal/RN. Os sete indiv?duos selecionados foram submetido ?s tr?s etapas do estudo (grupos dependentes), que consisti na fase 1 de obten??o da medida basal (controle 1), na fase 2 de imers?o na ?gua (controle 2), e fase 3 da aplica??o da t?cnica Watsu (fase experimental). Foi verificado que durante a fase basal (condi??o 1) os par?metros fisiol?gicos (PAS, PAD, FC e FR) de ambos os sexos avaliados mostrou os valores m?dios da mulheres (m?dia ?desvio-padr?o: PAS = 104.1 ?7.92; PAD = 70.83 ?7.92; FC = 77.58 ?3,87; FR = 19.83 ?2.58) semelhantes ?queles apresentados pelos homens (PAS = 118.75 ?7.55; PAD = 75.00 ?9.91; FC= 71.75 ?14.95; FR=16.62 ?3.99) . A avalia??o desses par?metros antes e aos a imers?o dos volunt?rios na ?gua (Condi??o 2) mostrou uma redu??o significativa (W=30:p≤0,05) apenas para os valores de PAS apresentado pelo sexo feminino ap?s a imers?o. Entre os homens, todos os par?metros fisiol?gicos analisados n?o variaram significativamente. Com rela??o ao perfil dessas vari?veis antes e ap?s aplica??o do Watsu (condi??o 3), foi verificado um aumento significativo (W=0,0: p≤0.05) para a PAS e PAD nas mulheres. J? os homens, n?o mostraram varia??o significativa para todos os par?metros fisiol?gicos. Diante dos resultados apresentados, pode-se concluir que as press?es arteriais: sist?lica e diast?lica foram os par?metros fisiol?gicos que sofreram influ?ncia da T?cnica Watsu, apenas para o g?nero feminino