Latest Acupuncture News 04 July 2012 Technorati New research concludes that
acupuncture improves heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is the variation
in time between heart beats and is an index of the body’s ability to
maintain control of the heart beat rate and rhythm through vagus nerve
activity. Reduced HRV is linked to mortality after myocardial
infarction, congestive heart failure and diabetic neuropathy. Based on
the HRV evidence, the researchers state that acupuncture may synchronize
the two branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) - the
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. |
