Tag: Acupuncture
Poster Society for Acupuncture Research 2017. Resilience and Results
Here is a link to to my poster in pdf form. Nothing really new to blog readers, but wanted to post it for, uh, “poster-ity”? SAR Poster 2017 Resilience and Results
Read MoreAcupuncture decreases competitive anxiety prior to a competition in young athletes: a randomized controlled trial pilot study.
This study looks at anxiety before competition and finds that acupuncture can help to mitigate it. They use skin conductance as a physiological measure. This concept of prevention of psychologic or physiologic distress is of great interest to me. My hunch is that this is what underlies acupuncture effectiveness for migraine, allergy and other immune…
Read MoreEvoked Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Differential Analgesic Response to Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia
This is an important observation and conclusion, that not all patients are alike in their response to needling. Some patients prefer, if not require light needling. I did a poster presentation on this very topic in Stockholm. The more general take away, is that there is definitely a role for “precision medicine” in acupuncture; better…
Read MoreClinical Cases: TVNS only Ma.Mi, Te. Ca
These data sets are in two patients who showed some improvement in their autonomic balance with estim, or Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (TVNS) as shown by HRV. I wanted to see what their data would look like without the needling, just estim. In both cases, they showed improved autonomic balance with lowered sympathetic activity and…
Read MoreTerminology and Word Games: Somatosensory Stimulation
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet? Apparently not. The Somatosensory Stimulation in this article is acupuncture, of course. I can’t blame them for wanting to distance themselves from the “stigma” of using the term acupuncture if they want their article submitted. Kind of hilarious though. They found clinical improvement in this…
Read MoreNeuropathy and Acupuncture (Do.Al): Case Study with HRV cont’d
Warning: This post is really for the truly devoted to data. Ugly as heck, but beautiful in its own chaotic way. We have seen this patient’s data before, but I wanted to revisit it with fresh data and a slightly different focus. This patient is in her 60’s and had debilitating peripheral neuropathy which…
Read MoreCupping Improves Autonomic Balance
This study is related to the previous one, so thought I’d post this too. wet-cupping-and-hrv J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Apr;20(4):318-21. doi: 10.1089/acm.2013.0291. Epub 2014 Feb 12. Wet cupping therapy restores sympathovagal imbalances in cardiac rhythm. Arslan M1, Yeşilçam N, Aydin D, Yüksel R, Dane S OBJECTIVES: A recent study showed that cupping had…
Read MoreHRV after Laser, Manual Acupuncture, and Electromagnetic Field
hrv-bl15-manual-acupxlaser-electromagfield J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Oct;9(5):257-263. Comparison of the Effects of Manual Acupuncture, Laser Acupuncture, and Electromagnetic Field Stimulation at Acupuncture Point BL15 on Heart Rate Variability. Lee NR1, Kim SB2, Heo H3, Lee YH4 Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the influences of manual acupuncture, laser acupuncture, and electromagnetic…
Read MoreClinical Case Study: Acupuncture for GI problems, Stress Levels and HRV (Ma.Bo)
Case Study: young patient with GI problems since a stint in the third world. I’ve been treating her for vagal enhancement and TCM for Spleen and Stomach. 10/20/2016 13LV 20St 3Liv 15TR 4LI 6PC 6Sp 36St prone 2iV 20V 23V 18V She has some reduction in GI symptoms, but still suffers from fatigue. I have…
Read MoreNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Strategic Plan
nccih_2016_strategic_plan The NCCIH has come out with a new report on their strategic plan going forward. In some ways it’s very encouraging and exciting since they are prioritizing conditions that I’ve been focusing on for years, pain, anxiety and depression. On the other hand it’s maddening since, though it’s no excuse for no results,…
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