Possibilities for optimizing acupuncture treatment results through synchronization with somatic state: An examination of autonomic response to superficial needling during exhalation

American Journal of Acupuncture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Tanaka, Tim Hideaki ^a,b,c  

^a Pacific Wellness Institute   (Canada)

^b Tokyo Therapeutic Institute   (Japan)

^c Union Graduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; autonomic nervous system; biorhythms; circadian rhythm; parasympathetic activation; relaxation response; somatic state

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; MALE; NEEDLE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030485462     PISSN: 00913960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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