Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of PC5 and PC6 Acupoints Increases Sympathovagal Balance but Not Oxidative Stress in Healthy Subjects: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Fernando Gomes de JesusAlice Pereira DuqueCarole SantAna MassolarGiselle Pinto de Faria LopesAna Carolina de Azevedo CarvalhoMauro Felippe Felix MedianoLuiz Fernando RodriguesPublished in: Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies (2022)
In healthy subjects, TEAS at PC5 and PC6 acupoints acutely improved autonomic balance, increasing sympathetic and reducing parasympathetic tonus, reflecting little improvement on hemodynamic responses. Whether it could be used as a cardioprotective strategy remains uncertain since it exerted no effect on oxidative stress.