Abstract
The Global Body Examination (GBE) is an examination performed by physiotherapists to register deviations from ideal musculoskeletal conditions. When performed by a qualified tester the GBE has proved to have good psychometric properties, and the test separates significantly between groups of psychiatric patients and groups of healthy people. HRV is a measure of heart rate variability, and an indirect measure of the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. In this study I have examined 15 healthy adults with both the GBE and HRV to see if there is a correlation between the HRV and one of four domains in the GBE, that of respiration. My study shows a correlation of -, 559 and a p-value of 0.019. This indicates that people with low HRV generally has more deviation from ideal musculoskeletal conditions in the respirational muscles.