Tag: Acupuncture and HRV
Clinical Data: TAVNS Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Hypertension improves HRV
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TAVNS for Hypertension best at 100HZ This blog post discussed a new study by (friend of blog) Vitaly Napadow, that 100Hz stimulation to the cymba concha was better than other frequencies in lowering blood pressure. They did not look at HRV. Here is some data from a…
Read MoreEffect Of Moxibustion on HRV depends on Temperature
This article shows that after a threshold temperature on the forearm, there is more complexity in local blood flow, but also on HRV. I’m not sure how to use this information exactly. Moxibustion is not a modality that’s easy for me to use in the clinic. But I like the fact that they looked at…
Read MoreTranscutaneous Electrical Stimulation of PC5 and PC6 Acupoints Modulates Autonomic Balance in Heart Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study.
This represents another study using transcutaneous electrical stimulation instead of needle stimulation. I had a hard time interpreting their results presented, but they claim that there was an improvement in their HRV with better sympathovagal balance during the stimulation and moderately after. The thing is that transplanted hearts are without innervation, so it’s hard to…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture and HRV in Fibromyalgia Patients
This article challenges many of my hypotheses and assumptions. What they found when measuring HRV in the morning on 22 fibromyalgia patients after receiving weeks of acupuncture was increased sympathetic tone. They then attribute this increase in sympathetic tone to positive clinical benefit because of a relative decrease in sympathetic tone in the morning usually. …
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as Biomarker of Prevention and Resilience in the Acupuncture Clinic: A Year Long Study of Migraine Patients
I’m considering this post “self publishing” of a recent write up I did for Journal of Medical Acupuncture. They declined it on the basis that I needed an “IRB” which would be impossible since I have no board to apply to. I’m still okay with this paper. The Introduction especially summarizes how I see the…
Read MoreCurrent Directions in the Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation II – An Engineering Perspective
I’ve made the first pass through of this informative paper. It discusses the current state of the art of TAVNS or aTVNS which is auricular (ear) vagal nerve stimulation. There seems to be consensus that percutaneous needles with stimulation are the way to go. Also that closed loop biofeedback will make the stim more effective. …
Read MoreStorytelling in Science: Communicating Research Effectively
Storytelling in Science: Communicate Your Research in Style I’ve been struggling to write up an article for submission looking at Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data over an even longer time frame from my earlier publication. This article gave new clarity in how to structure the paper to make it more clear what my research is…
Read MoreStress Lower Over Time With Acupuncture St.Ro. Edition
This patient’s data is still looking good. Her symptoms are much less except for some GI symptoms that remain.
Read MoreElectroacupuncture lowers inflammatory markers and increases HRV: animal study
HRV does seem to correlate with inflammation. Since inflammation is implicated in so many health conditions, using HRV as a noninvasive biomarker may be useful! Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 May 22:e13615. doi: 10.1111/nmo.13615. [Epub ahead of print] Autonomically mediated anti-inflammatory effects of electrical stimulation at acupoints in a rodent model of colonic inflammation. Jin H1,2,3,4, Guo…
Read MoreStress reduction Na.Am Edition: Tales from the Clinic
This is data from a patient who I’ve treated in the past. She always has a profound sense of calm and relaxation from treatment. So the data shows a decrease in stress during treatment and some reduction over time. If you also notice, she has a pronounced increase in her stress levels during needling. This…
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