Bruce H. Knox
Independent Scholar, Auckland, New Zealand
Publications
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Research Article
Living with Dysautonomia: A Narrative-Clinical Case Study of Autonomic Dysfunction and Lived Experience
Author(s): Bruce H. Knox*
Background: Dysautonomia represents a heterogeneous group of disorders affecting the autonomic nervous system (ANS), resulting in widespread, multisystem dysfunction. Despite increasing clinical recognition, patients frequently encounter diagnostic delays, fragmented care, and limited acknowledgment of their lived experience. Aim: This paper explores the lived experience of dysautonomia through an integrated narrative-clinical lens, using poetic reflection as qualitative data to illuminate symptom burden, disease progression, and adaptive coping. Design: A qualitative case study methodology was employed, incorporating a longitudinal series of 30 rhyming couplets authored by the patient. These poetic reflections were thematically analysed and aligned with established clinical literature across neurological, autonomi.. Read More»