Tag: san francisco acupuncture
Storytelling in Science: Communicating Research Effectively
Storytelling in Science: Communicate Your Research in Style I’ve been struggling to write up an article for submission looking at Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data over an even longer time frame from my earlier publication. This article gave new clarity in how to structure the paper to make it more clear what my research is…
Read MoreNobel Prize Winner Frances Arnold Using Bacteria for Good
This story is such an inspiration. This researcher has not had an easy time of it, but wow, has she produced. Three successful companies and a Nobel Prize. I need to post about her just as a reminder of how rich life can be. She has traveled and lived around the world, crisscrossed South America…
Read MoreHRV study: Anti-inflammatory and autonomic effects of electroacupuncture in a rat model of diet-induced obesity
I get asked about acupuncture and obesity so often. My standard reply is that if I could treat obesity I’d be a billionaire many times over. Maybe I should make more of an effort!! Unfortunately, there are no details given in the abstract and no free online access, so I’m not sure what protocol they…
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 MoreAcupuncture for Fertility and HRV (Br.Vi)
This data is from a patient I successfully treated for fertility a few years ago. She is now back for “round two.” I will probably keep this data on draft until we know what happens vis a vis pregnancy. Given that many of the acupuncture protocols are aimed at improving uterine blood flow, and vagal…
Read MoreHRV during paced breathing and mental stress in Migraineurs
In this article, they didn’t see much difference between migraineurs and controls except in possibly more sympathetic response to stressors. I would agree with that, given what I’ve seen in the clinic. I can’t account for the fact that even with dramatically successful treatment, that over reaction does not seem to dissipate. All my…
Read MoreCluster Headache Acupuncture Strategies
Kinda great that this made it into the British Medical Journal. This article shows the merit of understanding the physiology behind clinical conditions. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Sep 10;2015. Acupuncture for episodic cluster headache: a trigeminal approach. Hayhoe S1 1Department of Pain Management, Colchester University Hospital, Colchester, UK. Abstract Following evidence that acupuncture is…
Read MoreHigh Blood Pressure Treatment and What Happens Next
Relieving high blood pressure without drugs can be key in many populations, i.e. elderly people who can’t tolerate medications, men whose sex lives suffer with medications, women who would like to conceive etc… Case Study: A vital man in his 70’s working as a painting contractor would like to reduce his dependence on high blood pressure…
Read MoreAutonomic Function, HRV, in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
This article looks at autonomic balance before and after a series of 12 acupuncture sessions. (Update: full article text here.)What they say is that the patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis have a higher resting heart rate to start, and blunted cardiovascular response to cold pressor test. This is fascinating to me since one of the…
Read MorePresentation for UCSF Osher Center Research Meeting
I was invited to present my recent research at the UCSF Osher Center monthy morning research meeting on January 28th, 2015 Power point here, for anyone interested….UCSF Presentation January 2015
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