Bruce H. Knox
Independent Scholar, Auckland, New, New Zealand
Publications
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Review Article
Living with Autonomic Vulnerability: A Musical Patient Perspective on Dysregulation, Recovery, and Physiological Meaning
Author(s): Bruce H. Knox*
Background: Autonomic dysfunction presents with complex, fluctuating, and often poorly communicated symptom patterns. Traditional clinical narratives may fail to capture the temporal, experiential, and integrative nature of these conditions. Objective: To present a patient-centred, music-based narrative as a complementary medium for communicating the physiological, emotional, and functional realities of autonomic dysregulation. Methods: A series of original lyrical compositions were developed as reflective data, capturing longitudinal lived experience of autonomic instability, recovery patterns, and system behaviour. The songs are organised thematically and temporally, reflecting key physiological mechanisms including sympathetic overactivation, impaired parasympathetic recovery, baroreflex disruption, and delayed .. Read More»