A Naturalistic Study of the Effect of Acupuncture on Heart-Rate Variability
dc.contributor.author | Fasmer, Ole Bernt | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Liao, Hanbo | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Yong | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Berle, Jan Øystein | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Junxian | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wik, Gustav | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Zhangjin | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-07T08:41:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-07T08:41:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02 | eng |
dc.identifier.issn | 2005-2901 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/9716 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To study the effect of acupuncture on heart rate variability (HRV) by using linear and non-linear methods of analysis. Methods: 40 patients were recruited consecutively, including patients with insomnia, stomachache, diarrhea, dizziness, cervical syndrome, lower back pain, gonarthritis, peripheral facial paralysis, post-traumatic organic brain syndrome and urinary retention. Different acupoint prescriptions were used, according to the textbook for 5-years' education on traditional Chinese medicine specialty, which is used in Chinese Universities. HRV was recorded before, during, and after acupuncture. Results: Acupuncture substantially reduced variability, causing a 41% reduction in the standard deviation. Using a Fourier analysis, the variances both in the low frequency (LF) and the high frequency (HF) ranges were markedly reduced, but the LF/HF ratio (an indication of sympatho-vagal balance) was not altered. The HR was unchanged. The sample entropy, which is a measure of the complexity of time series, was significantly increased (+35%). Conclusions: Acupuncture produced a pattern of changes different from that seen in pathological conditions, where increased variability and reduced complexity is expected. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | eng |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND | eng |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | eng |
dc.subject | acupuncture | eng |
dc.subject | Fourier analysis | eng |
dc.subject | heart rate variability | eng |
dc.subject | sample entropy | eng |
dc.title | A Naturalistic Study of the Effect of Acupuncture on Heart-Rate Variability | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2012, International Pharmacopuncture Institute | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.002 | |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies | |
dc.source.40 | 5 | |
dc.source.14 | 1 | |
dc.source.pagenumber | 15-20 |