Use of HRV in the Acupuncture Clinic: Pitfalls and Promise This article looks at HRV and whether it really is a valid reflection of autonomic balance. It seems that they mostly are concerning themselves with long term HRV analysis, ie
Optimal Autonomic State for Enhanced Flow HRV This article turns the Autonomic Nervous System and HRV paradigm on its head. In general, too much sustained Sympathetic Activity leads to poor health outcomes. More depression, poor sleep, poor immunity, inflammation etc…
This study looks at using ear stimulation for pain control after C section. They use a proprietary device to stimulate the ear developed in India, but also for sale in the States. The group with the ear stimulation required less
This research study used a device to gently stimulate the inner ear canal with warmth and it improved symptoms in Parkinson’s patients from ability to do daily activity, to memory, to mood. The device can be used at home and
This is a nice study comparing sham to real Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation to sham. I The electrode set up looks good since the real TAVNS is situated in cymba concha and meatus. This is from the Journal of
Since I’m hopeless at the math part of HRV, I contacted the developers of the software I use and they thought that Correlation Dimension was the calculation most akin to the Higuchi Fractal Dimension. I’ve been looking at that in
This study is looking at direct vagal nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients. Complexity is increased by vagal nerve stimulation during sleep, but not during wakefulness. This is a confounding finding! HRV with vagal nerve stimulation, both direct and through transcutaneous
This article discusses a new vaccine derived from a bacterium found in soil that might help calm the nervous system by providing a dosage of an “old friend” or a bacteria that we evolved with. It does a nice job
This is an important part of the conversation about aging. Of course, stress reduction to reduce overall inflammation is what I pay attention to in the clinic by monitoring HRV. There is a full article here at Rev Cardiol. 2018
