Key result
Manual ear acupressure significantly decreased heart rate (P=0.001) and increased total heart rate variability (P=0.008) in healthy volunteers.
Why the study?
Does auricular acupressure (vibration and manual) acutely alter autonomic function markers (HR, HRV, PWV, AIx) in healthy volunteers?
Does auricular acupressure (vibration and manual) acutely alter autonomic function markers (HR, HRV, PWV, AIx) in healthy volunteers?
p-value: p=0.001
Manual auricular acupressure at the 'heart' point acutely modulates autonomic function by decreasing heart rate and increasing heart rate variability in healthy volunteers.
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May suggest acute autonomic effects of ear acupressure in healthy volunteers; leaves open relevance to patients or outcomes.
Gao et al. (2011) studied Healthy (n=14). Auricular acupressure (vibration and manual) vs. Baseline (before stimulation) was evaluated on Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) (p=0.001). Manual ear acupressure significantly decreased heart rate (P=0.001) and increased total heart rate variability (P=0.008) in healthy volunteers.
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