Tag: acupuncture and pain
Terminology 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 MoreMigraine and Stress Levels, HRV, and Results(Sa.Be.)
More data from one of the migraine patients featured here. Remember decreasing stress levels as measured by HRV, improves pain, immune function, mood and longevity. In the case of migraine, it raises the threshold that will lead to migraine. In this case, she has now has had 5 visits, with no migraine in spite of…
Read MoreClinical Cases: Migraine and Stress Monitoring
Two recent migraine cases. Two young women, both dramatic clinical responders with headaches decreasing within a few sessions. I want to point out a few things in their data, or rather pose some questions. Look at the dramatic increase in stress levels with needling. I’ve seen this before, not always with migraine, but it does…
Read MoreFunctional Movement Disorder Submission to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal
This is my submission in reply to a call for papers to the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal concerning functional movement disorder. Acupuncture and Vagal Tone: Cervical Dystonia and Intention Tremor Patients with functional movement disorders have lower vagal tone than controls according to a recent study. Lower vagal tone is associated with…
Read MoreAcupuncture Effective for Prevention of Migraine, Tension headache, and
Headache. 2016 Jul;56(7):1238-40. Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment or Prevention of Migraine, Tension-Type Headache, or Chronic Headache Disorders. Coeytaux RR1,2, Befus D3. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence that evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment or prevention of migraine, tension-type headache, and chronic headache disorders. METHODS: Findings from selected…
Read MoreAcupuncture Moderately Effective for Knee Pain in over 50 yr olds
Altern Ther Health Med. 2016 Mar;22(3):32-6. Acupuncture is Effective for Chronic Knee Pain: A Reanalysis of the Australian Acupuncture Trial. Yin Fan A, Zhou K, Gu S, Ming Li Y. Abstract Context • In the October 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Hinman et al published the results of an…
Read MoreKnee Pain, PTSD, Stress: Clinical Case Study
This story is probably not over but illustrates a few different issues I’m tackling. This patient is well over 60, in a competitive high powered job. She has had health issues over time, accidents and trauma in particular. She came in because of knee pain, but it was clear that there were system issues, too….
Read MoreStartle, Autonomics and Stress Levels
My last post about horses has really gotten me to think about how acupuncture might work. I’ve been interested in the autonomic response (stress response) and acupuncture for so long I never really thought about it in this particular way as with the horses and startle. What this study showed is that after being…
Read MoreCluster Headaches: Acupuncture Case History
This is the case study of a patient with cluster headaches. When he came in to see me, he was still suffering from daily chronic headaches, but not the severe cluster type. He had excellent results with Acupuncture and his headaches diminished in intensity. He also tried some other treatment modalities at the same…
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