Tag: Acupuncture and Stress
Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Ileus Induced by Surgical Stress in Rats
I’m trying, most likely in vain, to prepare a journal article on my HRV findings due May 14th. This paper has some fascinating data and is pertinent to my project. The full article is here.mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative ileus Med Acupunct. 2019 Apr 1;31(2):109-115. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.1322. Epub 2019 Apr 15. Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on…
Read MoreStress Reduction: St.Jo. Edition Tales from the Clinic
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This is data from a new patient who presents with a few conditions, bladder irritability and anxiety among others. This is the data from her first four visits. As you can see it shows (with the exception of the second visit) a decrease during treatment…
Read MoreAcupuncture as Prevention: Gaining Traction PTSD and Earthquake Survivors
I’ve hypothesized for a long time that one of acupuncture’s real advantages is that it can actually prevent conditions before they arise by making the body more resilient. This study and the accompanying commentary, discuss just that. Their study looks at whether a 5 week course of acupuncture can actually prevent PTSD from setting in….
Read MoreHRV in the Clinic: R.Tr edition
This is data from a new patient’s first visit. She has a hypersensitive vagal response, so can feel ill/nauseated and dizzy under certain conditions. This case may prove to be out an outlier of what I usually see in the clinic. I usually try to increase vagal activity/decrease sympathetic activity. In this case I may…
Read MoreHRV Stress Levels in Acupuncture Clinic: Na.Am edition
This is an almost picture perfect example of an overall decrease in stress levels with acupuncture. This, of course, does not always happen. But this data illustrates a few aspects evaluating the data that I’ve been interested in. Her overall HRV RMSSD and Pnn50 are midrange from 25-40, and .07 to .25 respectively. With this…
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability with Acupuncture: Ma.Co. revisit
This is the subsequent visits from this patient. He’s feeling better, with less anxiety. As we mentioned before, because of his relative high RMSSD and Pnn50, the DFAα1 can be more representative of the autonomic response. So you can see the spikes in stress levels after treatment. But if you look over time with the…
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as a Measure of Response to Acupuncture Treatment
You may need to bear with me here. This data is from a new patient who came in for the first time last week. He has had severe anxiety compounded by the fact that he has a chaotic sleep schedule. His date illustrates some of the subtleties and complexities of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analysis. …
Read MoreImmunity and Schizophrenia
Another great piece by Moises Velasquez-Manoff. We looked at his work here and here a mong others. “Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, a psychiatrist treating him at the Shimane University School of Medicine in Japan, eventually diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia. He then prescribed a series of antipsychotic drugs. None helped. The man’s symptoms were, in medical parlance, “treatment…
Read MorePolyvagal Theory and Auricular Acupuncture
Polyvagal theory Oleson Medical Acupuncture This is from a recent issue of Medical Acupuncture and discusses the importance of the vagus nerve in auricular acupuncture. My research, such as it is, is focussed on the stress response and the role of the autonomic nervous system in acupuncture . Until recently, both Western medicine and traditional…
Read MoreDiminished heart rate complexity in adolescent girls: a sign of vulnerability to anxiety disorders?
According to this study, adolescent girls have lower heart rate variability so HRV could be a marker for susceptibility to anxiety disorders. The remedy? Not in this study, but acupuncture of course! Diminished heart rate complexity in adolescent girls: a sign of vulnerability to anxiety disorders? Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018 May 15:1-12. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1475004. [Epub…
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