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• Hase M, et al., The AIP Model of EMDR Therapy and Pathogenic Memories. Front Psychol. 21;8:1578. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01578. PMID: 28983265; PMCID: PMC5613256.
• Karper, William, 2013. Activities Adaptation & Aging 37(2):141-152. DOI:10.1080/01924788.2013.784850
• Perrault, Aurore et al., Whole-Night Continuous Rocking Entrains Spontaneous Neural Oscillations with Benefits for Sleep and Memory. Ed Elsevier. Current Biology 29, 402–411. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.028
• Rickey, Tom, 1998. As elders rock, emotional burden of dementia eases. University of Rochester. https://www.rochester.edu/pr/releases/med/watson.htm
• Wilson, Gemma et al., 2018. The Use of Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy in Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder—A Systematic Narrative Review. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00923
• Oscillation benefits sleep and memory https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(18)31662-2
• Fibromyalgia improved via 10-minute daily rocking   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271667668_Rocking_Chair_Exercise_and_Fibromyalgia_Syndrome
• Rocking improves dementia and Alzheimer’s https://www.rochester.edu/pr/releases/med/watson.htm
• (book extract) C-section moms who rock had less gas pains, increased mobility, and left the hospital sooner than non-rocking moms. Women recovering from hysterectomy can also benefit https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l2Vd7U2RKpgC&pg=PT23&lpg=PT23&dq=c-sections+recovery+rocking+chair+quicker+research&source=bl&ots=YVINrUNrwr&sig=ACfU3U2yOdnRGj92A_XzKA_pr5cSc-ilgw&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=c-sections%20recovery%20rocking%20chair%20quicker%20research&f=false
• Rocking treats vertigo https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733861918303670