Violet Laser Acupuncture - Part 5: An Investigation of Different Stimulation Frequencies on Heart Rate and Variability

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 290-294

  He, Wei ^a,b   Wedig, Dominik ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Gaischek, Ingrid ^a   Litscher, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Baihui (GV20); Ear acupoint Shenmen; Frequency; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Neiguan (PC6); Traditional Chinese medicine; Violet laser acupuncture

Indexed keywords

PREPRODYNORPHIN; PREPROENKEPHALIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLET LASER ACUPUNCTURE;

EID: 84871493714     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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