Ear Acupressure, Heart Rate, and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Insomnia

This high-tech “teleacupuncture study” describes a neurovegetative ear acupressure effect in patients with chronic insomnia by using heart rate variability analysis. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements in 31 patients (mean age ± SD: 54.3 ± 10.6 years) were performed under s...

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Main Authors: Lu Wang, Weiping Cheng, Zhongren Sun, Yangyang Xu, Guangyu Cheng, Ingrid Gaischek, Haixue Kuang, Gerhard Litscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/763631