Tag: stress and health
Stress Monitoring (HRV), Acupuncture and Migraine: Sh.Pa. edition
This data is from a relatively new patient with migraines. She has had few migraines since starting acupuncture treatment, but it’s early yet, so hard to know for sure. This data represents overall stress levels. Parasympathetic Activity represents “rest and digest” autonomic nervous system…
Read MoreClinical Case: Migraine and HRV El.Ma. Exception Makes the Rule?
This has been a gratifying case from the standpoint of clinical results. Quick decisive elimination of her migraines. She did have a migraine related to the flu within the last two weeks, but that was a rare exception. Her pharmacy called her withing a few months of her starting acupuncture to ask why she hadn’t…
Read MoreCase Study: Stress and Cosmetic Ch.Ma edition
These graphs are from a patient I’ve been seeing since the summer for cosmetic acupuncture and stress reduction. She enjoys her treatments and looks forward to the relaxation they provide. Notice how even though there are some “bumps” in her data during treatment, over time we see a consistent and convincing decrease in her stress…
Read MoreChronic Fatigue Syndrome: HRV, Moxibustion and Acupuncture
In this new study from Gerhard Litscher (friend of blog) hrv-moxa-and-chronic-fatigue-litscher, they compare a control group (healthy volunteers), acupuncture group, and moxibustion group. They then compare their chronic fatigue scores, their HRV scores before during and after acupuncture at the 4th and 10th visit. He was kind enough to send me the article in…
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 MoreImpaired resting vagal tone in patients with functional movement disorders.
This article looks at resting parasympathetic activity in patients with functional movement disorders (tremor, cervical dystonia) versus control population and finds that it is diminished. They interpret this as an increased stress vulnerability, but I think there might be wider ramifications. Does the decreased vagal tone lead to more movement dysfunction? Are they somehow interconnected?…
Read MoreMetabolic Syndrome , HRV and Chinese Medicine Diagnosis
This might have potential as a way to best identify and stratify patients. I’m trying to do this a bit with my HRV analysis and how individuals respond. But this study is trying to drill down on the differences in the tongue characterisists between metabolic syndrome patients and just overweight. There was no difference…
Read MoreAnti-depressants- Serotinin uptake inhibitors- and HRV
Nice summary of the different anti-depressants to have on hand. I need to take this into account in my studies! Reminder: paroxitine = Paxel Fluoxitine = Prozac Citalopram= Celexa Sertaline=Zoloft Escitalopram= Lexapro Psychosom Med. 2016 May 23. Differential Associations of Specific Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Resting-State Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability: Implications for…
Read MoreBurnout Is Associated with Reduced Parasympathetic Activity and Reduced HPA Axis Responsiveness, Predominantly in Males
In case anyone is wondering why I’m linking to all of these studies that are unrelated to acupuncture, it’s because the direction I’m trying to go in my work is a means to make sense of the different HRV responses in individuals. There are quite varied responses, but they tend to remain consistent within the…
Read MoreLow Cardiac Vagal Control associated with worsening anxiety in breast cancer patients
This article is significant in that this baseline heart rate variability value may influence how people react to stessors. Could acupuncture be considered a subtle stressor? Biol Psychol. 2012 Apr;90(1):105-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.02.019. Epub 2012 Mar 3. Cardiac vagal control as a prospective predictor of anxiety in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Kogan AV1, Allen…
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