December 11, 2011Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesOpen Access

A Naturalistic Study of the Effect of Acupuncture on Heart-Rate Variability

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Why the study?

Does acupuncture alter heart rate variability in patients with various clinical conditions?

Population

40 consecutively recruited patients with various conditions including insomnia, stomachache, diarrhea…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

during and after acupuncture

Authors

OFOle Bernt FasmerUniversity of Bergen HLHanbo LiaoGuangzhou Liwan District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital YHYong HuangJinan University

Discussion

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Implication

Acupuncture-associated HRV shifts should not yet change practice; leaves open autonomic effects pending randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does acupuncture alter heart rate variability in patients with various clinical conditions?

Population

40 consecutively recruited patients with various conditions including insomnia, stomachache, diarrhea, dizziness, cervical syndrome, lower back pain, gonarthritis, peripheral facial paralysis, post-traumatic organic brain syndrome, and urinary retention

Intervention

Acupuncture using different acupoint prescriptions according to traditional Chinese medicine

Outcome

Heart rate variability (HRV) recorded before, during, and after acupuncturesurrogate

Acupuncture alters heart rate variability by reducing overall variability and increasing complexity, without changing sympatho-vagal balance.

Cite This Study

Fasmer et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a828a0a979d337bd444034f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.002

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A Naturalistic Study of the Effect of Acupuncture on Heart-Rate Variability

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