Tag: acupuncture and hypertension
Hypertension: Natural Remedies
There is a great need for natural methods to lower blood pressure. It can be a dangerous problem, and the medications have multiple side effects from annoying to disabling. I have published on the use of Acupuncture to lower blood pressure, but there are other natural means. I am reading “How Not to Die”…
Read MoreSympathetic Tone and Electrical Stim at LI11
In this post, I cited the article that looked at electro at LI11. In this study it decreases sympathetic activity. I am usually looking at parasympathetic activity, but decreasing sympathetic (fright/flight) is of huge interest also. This point is also interesting because it’s an alternative point for treating high blood pressure in Longhurst’s protocol. What…
Read MoreAcupuncture at LI11 decreases Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Hypertensive Rats
They measure sympathetic outflow in a much more defined manner than HRV here. I rarely use electroacupuncture on the arm for hypertension. Maybe I’ll give it a go and see how the patient and data respond! Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2016 Apr;41(2):144-9. [Electroacupuncture of “Quchi” (LI 11) Inhibits the Elevation of Arterial Blood Pressure and…
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