<p>REAC Cervicobrachial Neuromodulation Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic</p>

Abstract

In addition to the effects of coronavirus infection, the Covid-19 pandemic has induced widespread psychosocial distress, which has triggered the onset of anxious and depressive states, reactive to the socio-relational and economic situation induced by the pandemic. Some of our participants showed depressive and anxious attitudes even in the absence of real pictures of depression and anxiety. This phenomenon, combined with mechanisms of emulation and conditioning, can trigger a vicious cycle within interpersonal relationships and promote the administration of unnecessary treatments. Various approaches have been proposed to help populations suffering from psychosocial problems induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, but there is an objective difficulty in treating a large population. Methods: To contain and reduce this widespread psychosocial unease, in this study we used two radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) technology neuromodulation treatments, neuro postural optimization (NPO) and neuropsychophysical optimization-cervicobrachial (NPPO-CB), aimed at optimizing an individual's response to the effects of environmental stressors. These treatments are quick and easy to administer; therefore, they can be administered to a large cohort of participants in a short time. To evaluate the effects of the REAC NPO and NPPO-CB treatments, the DASS-21 psychometric test was used because it has already been used to test depression, anxiety, and stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Results: The results of the study confirm the usefulness of REAC NPO and NPPO-CB treatments in helping participants to have better coping strategies for the environmental pressures and reduce the neuropsychological and behavioral effects induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Discussion: The results obtained in this study are consistent with previous clinical studies confirming the usefulness of the treatments to face neuropsychological and behavioral effects induced by exposome pressure.

REAC Non-invasive Neurobiological Stimulation for Mitigating the Impact of Internalizing Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder

“…In this study, one session of neuro postural optimization (NPO) treatment (Olazaran et al, 2014;Rinaldi et al, 2014aRinaldi et al, , 2014b and one cycle of neuro psycho physical optimization (NPPO/NPPO-CB) treatments (Pinheiro Barcessat et al, 2020aBarcessat et al, , 2020bRinaldi et al, 2019) were administered to mitigate the internalizing disorders that affected the ASD status and quality of life of the children. REAC NPO neuromodulation is a preprogrammed, one-session treatment.…”

“…NPPO treatments were designed to optimize the individual response to environmental stressors, which can induce and sustain a wide range of dysfunctional adaptive behavioral patterns that underlie many internalizing disorders (Pinheiro Barcessat et al, 2020aBarcessat et al, , 2020bRinaldi et al, 2019). NPPO can be administered as follows: (1) NPPO is administered with a punctiform ACP on the auricle and (2) NPPO-CB with a planar ACP in the cervicobrachial region (Pinheiro Barcessat, et al, 2020aBarcessat, et al, , 2020b.…”

“…Another non-invasive technique for neurobiological stimulation, called the radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC), has been proven in several studies to be effective in psychological and psychiatric disorders, classified in the DSM-5 as internalizing disorders, including depression (Olivieri et al, 2011;Rinaldi et al, 2019), anxiety (Fontani et al, 2011a(Fontani et al, , 2011bPinheiro Barcessat et al, 2020a, 2020b, stress-related disorders (Fontani et al, 2011a(Fontani et al, , 2011bRinaldi et al, 2010), and motor skills (Lorenzini et al, 2016;Olazaran et al, 2014), balance (Fontani et al, 2012), and other psychiatric disorders (Fontani et al, 2011a(Fontani et al, , 2011b. As these disorders can exacerbate ASD symptoms and deficits, REAC neurobiological stimulation treatments have been used for some years in individuals with ASD to address their social, health, and behavioral problems.…”

REAC Neuromodulation Treatments in Depression, Anxiety and Stress. A Comparative Retrospective Study

“…NPPO is the term that is commonly used for the treatment with punctiform ACP administered on the auricle, while that administered with planar ACP in the cervical region is called NPPO-CB, as described in a previous work carried out as an arm of the same research project. 22 The NPPO treatment takes about three seconds, being designed to be used on large populations, ie, in social prevention projects against behaviors and symptoms related to depression, anxiety and stress. 9 The NPPO-CB requires about 4 minutes and is preferably used when the symptoms related to a depressive, anxious or stress state, occur with tension in the shoulders and neck.…”

“…NPPO is the term that is commonly used for the treatment with punctiform ACP administered on the auricle, while that administered with planar ACP in the cervical region is called NPPO-CB, as described in a previous work carried out as an arm of the same research project. 22 …”