Anxiety influences physiological effects of acupuncture

Patient anxiety could have an important influence on the physiological response to acupuncture and modify physiological outcomes in acupuncture research. Australian researchers studied the influence of acupuncture on the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation of the heartbeat, using analysis of heart rate variability (HRV). Sixty healthy female subjects were divided into a no-t ...

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