ArticleMedical acupuncture2022
Heart Rate and Autonomic Nervous System Activity Relationship During Acupuncture Associated with Postural Change and Effect on Menopausal Symptoms: A Prospective Randomized Trial.
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- Comparative Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Women With Dysmenorrhea and Autonomic Imbalance: A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2025Trial
- Acupuncture for premature ovarian insufficiency: a systemic neuroendocrine perspective.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Nonpharmacological Intervention Effects on Middle-Aged Women with Menopausal Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Regulation of autonomic nervous system by acupuncture: a heart rate variability study on physical stress.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has been assessed using heart rate variability (HRV), and HRV has been used to evaluate acupuncture. This study investigated the relationship between heart rate (HR) and ANS activity during acupuncture and postural change. Materials and Methods: Subjects (48 menopausal women) were assigned randomly to acupuncture and sham groups. Japanese-style acupuncture at 7 points was performed weekly for 4 weeks. For sham treatment an acupuncture tube was pressed at the same 7 points. Measurements of HR were taken at: stage 1 (supine position before acupuncture; control); stage 2 (acupuncture for 10 minutes), and stage 3 (after standing for 10 minutes). During the experiments, the following HRV indices were obtained: high (0.15 - 0.40 Hz) frequency (HF) power and low frequency (LF) power/high frequency power ratio (LF/HF) as an index of the parasympathetic nervous system activity and sympathetic nervous system activity, respectively. Participants' menopausal symptoms were assessed using a visual analogue scale. Results: Reduction in HR during needle insertion and removal was significantly lower than that of retention ( Conclusions: Stimulation during acupuncture-needle insertion and removal regulated ANS function, causing a decreased HR. This technique relieve patients' menopausal symptoms.
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