Acupuncture, Stress, and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Stress responses activate the sympathetic nervous system and acupuncture acts like a mild stressor. Acupuncture initially causes an increase in sympathetic activity, but is followed by an increase in activity in the parasympathetic (PNS) system. This increase in activity in the PNS is therapeutic and has wide-ranging benefits for body systems regulated by the ANS.

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Here it is: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00093/full?fbclid=IwAR3PrH9ETtjmsERvyb8vHWqsq8m0oD1MKdaayxR9NQ_-6ldjMemJ9aDl4u0

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