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Positive health effects of Stone Pine furniture
INNOVATION by INTUIT ION
The positive characteristics of the wood known as “the Queen of the Alps” (Stone or Cembran Pine;
lat.: pinus cembra) has been valued and used for centuries. For the first time this know-how
has been subjected to an experimental scientific analysis. In a blind study on 30
healthy adults – under the auspices of an inter-regional research
program – scientists of HUMAN RESEARCH
evaluated the effects of Stone Pine on
stress and the ability to recover.
HUMAN RESEARCHInstitute of Health Technology and Prevention Research
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian MoserFranz-Pichler-Straße 30, A-8160 Weiz
Tel.: +43 3172 44111-0 • Fax: +43 3172 [email protected]
Inter-regional project partners Tiroler Waldbesitzerverband
Brixner Strasse 1, A-6021 Innsbruck, Austria
Phone +43 512 5929-277 (-279)
Fax +43 512 5929-208 (-275)
Südtiroler Bauernbund
Schlachthofstrasse 4/D, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
Phone +39 471 99 93 27
Fax +39 471 99 93 78
with the participation of Möbeltischlerei Binder Ges.m.b.H. & Co KG
Bergstrasse 4, A-8160 Weiz / Preding, Austria
Phone +43 3172 25 63
www.moebel-binder.at
Forstbetrieb Imst der ÖBF-AG, A-6460 Imst, Austria
Landesdomänenverwaltung Bozen, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
Fürstlich Schwarzenberg’sche Forstverwaltung Steiermark
A-8850 Murau, Austria
Bündner Waldwirtschaftsverband SELVA, CH-7001 Chur, Switzerland
Financed by European Union
Province of Tyrol
Republic of Italy
Autonomous Province of Bolzano
Own funds
ContactHUMAN RESEARCH
Institute of Health Technology and Prevention Research
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian Moser
Franz-Pichler-Straße 30, A-8160 Weiz
Tel.: +43 3172 44111-0 • Fax: +43 3172 44111-11
www.humanresearch.at
Sleep phases [30 min units]
Hea
rt fr
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ncy
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ts/m
in]
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Ownbed
Stone Pine bed
Wood imitation bed
Institute of Health Technology
and Prevention Research
Stone PinePositive health effects
of Stone Pine furniture
HUMAN RESEARCHInstitute of Health Technology and Prevention Research
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian MoserFranz-Pichler-Straße 30, A-8160 Weiz
Tel.: +43 3172 44111-0 • Fax: +43 3172 [email protected]
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Heart frequency during the course of the night
Archive GROHAG
Sleep phases [30 min units]
Mea
n va
gus
activ
ity [l
ogRS
Arr
in m
s]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1.40
1.45
1.50
1.55
1.60
1.35
Own bed
Stone Pine bed
Wood imitation bed
Autonomic recovery during the course of the night
Harvard step test to determine biological cost of stress
The application of the most modern sensor technologies
and evaluation methods of the Human Research Institute
(HRI) opens new possibilities in the measurement of stress
and recovery in the normal daily routine, whether at work,
during spare time or during sleep. The measuring method
repertoire used and constantly further developed at the
Institute makes it possible (among other things) to observe
the autonomous nervous system as well as functions of
the brain-stem in a non-invasive manner.
The heart frequency is the most important control variable
in a complex regulatory network, in which heart, blood cir-
culation, respiration, temperature, metabolism and psy-
chosomatic influences are involved. This gives the heart
frequency its typical temporal structure, which becomes
measurable as heart frequency variability.
Experimental procedureA balanced, crossed repetitive measuring design was car-
ried out under psychological and physical stress situations
in the laboratory over 24 hours in everyday life situations
of the test subjects. With the help of high resolution
electro cardiogram recorders the heart frequency and its
varia bility, vegetative parameters and the biological
rhythms characteristic of recovery were investigated.
Psychometric methods were implemented for the
measure ment of well-being, vigilance and subjective sleep
quality.
Stress and recovery ability in Stone Pine roomFor the battery of tests carried out in the lab significant
differences were found between the quality of recovery of
subjects spending time in Stone Pine rooms and those in
identically arranged “wood imitation” rooms. This
ex pressed itself in a lower heart rate during physical and
mental stress situations and following rest phases and /or
during an accelerated autonomic recovery process. The
heart frequency of the test subjects in the wood imitation
room is dependent on the atmospheric pressure. This
meteorosensitivity is a sign of an unstable circulation. In
the Stone Pine room the heart rate seems to be independ-
ent of the atmospheric pressure.
Quality of sleep in the Stone Pine bedIn the second study a possible influence of the bed
ma terial on the quality of sleep was investigated. The
volunteers spent their nights, this time for a longer peri-
od (~3 weeks), first in a Stone Pine (green), then in their
own bed and /or in a wood imitation bed (red). The
long-term investigation confirmed a significant influence
of the construction material on the physical and psycho-
logical condition. The sleep quality was clearly improved
in the Stone Pine bed compared to that of the wood
imitation bed.
The improved recuperation was accompanied by a
reduced heart frequency and an increased oscillation of
the organism in the course of the day. The average
“saving” in the Stone Pine bed was about 3,500 heart-
beats per day, which corresponds to about an hour’s
“heart-work”. The subjective feeling of well-being of the
test subjects matched these physiological results: The
Stone Pine subjects reported feeling more relaxed, feel-
ing generally fitter and, surprisingly, were socially more
extraverted than beforehand. Could this be a reason
why pubs and other social rooms (in this region) were
panelled with Stone Pine in former times?
Material for furnishing would appear to have a more
signi ficant effect on well-being and health than hitherto
imagined. This opens up new fields of application for the
high-grade wood of the “Queen of the Alps”.
high
low
inte
nsity
7.83 [ms2]
6.36 [ms2]
5.18 [ms2]
3.2:1 [-]
0.959 [ms]
50.4 [ms]
87.7 [S/min]
6.34[–]
frequency
[Hz]
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
10505
10
1:101:51:21:12:15:1
10:1strain
recovery
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150
2468
1012
Supine pos. 1
Supine pos. 3
Questionnaire
Standing pos. 1
Vigilance test
Demo Vigil
Supine pos. 2
Standing pos. 2
Step test
11:15:00 11:30:00 11:45:00 12:00:00 12:15:00 12:30:00 12:45:00 13:00:00time
ChronoCardioGramm
lntotRR
, lnLFRR
, lnHFRR
activation
SDNNRR
, logRSARR
heart rate [bpm]
pulse respiration ratio
activity log
Autonomic balance in different beds (blue reflects recovery periods)
Institute and methodsStone Pine – the natural way to a good night’s sleep!
ChronoCord – high resolution ECG recorder
Physical stress test in the Stone Pine room
ChronoCardioGramm of the entire measurement in the Stone Pine room
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-2
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1422 28
23Person
Difference in heart frequency[Stone Pine — wood imitation: 25 h mean]6
Difference in heart frequency[ beats / min ]
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Impr
ovem
ent
Deg
rada
tion
12:00 16:00 20:00 24:00 4:00 8:00 12:00Time of day
Difference:3,490 beats / day (3.16 %)
SLEEP
Saving of “heart-work” during the course of the day by sleep in the Stone Pine bed
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