Allergies and allergic rhinitis is a large part of my practice. It worked for me! Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan;98(1):e13945. Acupuncture as an add-on therapy to sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy for patients with allergic rhinitis. Li JH1, Yang LH1, Chen Y2, Fan
The following article is a literature review of the use of TAVNS (transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation) for depression. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30593183 Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Dec;97(52) (click on title for full text article Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in treating major depressive
Interesting history of placebo and the current research. Ted Kapchuk, famous for his work on acupuncture, feels that the placebo relies on the practitioner/patient relationship. I don’t agree with that, but he’s the expert! He’s uncomfortable with trying to pin
