Tag: acupuncture and immune response
Alternating Auricular Vagal Stimulation, HRV Data: De. Bo edition
I haven’t been sharing much data lately, just due to other projects and travel. Here is some data from a patient who values electrical ear stimlulation that provides increased vagal activity, ie increased “rest and digest” and has a unit at home to use. Though she’s not gotten around to use it much recently, we…
Read MoreAcupuncture at St36 for Immune Enhancement
PLoS One. 2017 Apr 13;12(4):e0175568. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175568. eCollection 2017. Enhancement of immune cytokines and splenic CD4+ T cells by electroacupuncture at ST36 acupoint of SD rats. Chen L1, Xu A1, Yin N2, Zhao M1, Wang Z3, Chen T2, Gao Y2, Chen Z2. Author information Abstract Electroacupuncture at the ST36 acupoint can enhance the body’s immune…
Read MoretVNS for Autism
This article takes an in depth look at the theoretical reasons to use tVNS for autism disorders. The recommended frequencies are here “A recent tVNS study in migraine patients showed that although both 1 and 25 Hz tVNS can improve clinical outcome in patients with chronic migraine, 1 Hz tVNS can produce greater improvement than…
Read MoreClinical Case: Allergies, GI and HRV De.Bo edition
I have been treating this patient for years. Her main issues have been allergies, fatigue, and gastrointestinal. She has found that the estim device has been quite helpful and she ended up buying a unit from me and I fashioned a custom made ear electrode for her. In this observational study, she seems to…
Read MoreIntraoperative Low-frequency Electroacupuncture under General Anesthesia Improves Postoperative Recovery in a Randomized Trial.
More like this please. This is a useful study because it does away with the problem of placebo, has quantified results. It also emphasizes the hard to prove, but real preventative effect of acupuncture on the stress response. Shown in animals here. It also combines my previous profession (Anesthesiology) and my current one. Nicely done!…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture Improves HPAA axis in animals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26573696 Neuromodulation. 2016 Jul;19(5):498-506. doi: 10.1111/ner.12366. Epub 2015 Nov 16. Arginine Vasopressin and Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1b Involved in Electroacupuncture-Attenuated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hyperactivity in Hepatectomy Rats. Zhu J1, Chen Z1, Zhu L1, Meng Z1, Wu G1, Tian Z1. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: The study aims to know the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) in maintenance of…
Read MoreElectro-Acupuncture 36St for Allergy and Inflammation
I was just wondering today if I, perhaps, make things more complicated and use more points than I need to. In this animal study, they showed significant effect on allergic and inflammatory markers using electroacupuncture on 36St only. That would certainly make my job easier with all of the allergy patients I see… Inflammation….
Read MoreAcupuncture and Autoimmune (Ch.Va): HRV
This “case of the day” highlights a few aspects of stress monitoring as a guide in Acupuncture. Review: HRV is a measure of autonomic balance /stress levels) Each group of columns represents one clinic visit, each column 3 minutes of data. I look at each visit for response and also over time (weeks to…
Read MoreAcupuncture, Allergy and Stress Data Clinical Case Study Da.Ba.
The “Case of the Day” is a patient I’ve been treating for years to keep his allergies away. It has worked well and he continues to come in monthly for a “booster.” I use a protocol that I found which shows that this protocol (electroacupuncture at LI 11 and LI4 100Hz) improved salivary Iga and…
Read MoreHRV, Stress and Multiple Sclerosis
We have discussed this patient who has multiple sclerosis before, but this is her updated data. Keep in mind this is a patient who is presently asymptomatic, and comes in for treatment to lower her stress in order to optimize her immune function. So this data is useful. It shows optimization, ie lower stress over time, so we…
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