In this article, the researchers measure Heart Rate Variability as a function of pain levels in 647 subjects. They found that parasympathetic activity was lower in patients with chronic pain. This is not at all surprising, but we can wonder
As patients and readers of my blog know, I focus on the autonomic nervous system in my acupuncture practice. Autonomic balance has now been implicated in many different diseases, an important one is Rheumatoid Arthritis. Acupuncture improves autonomic balance and
I have treated many patients in the clinic who suffer from constipation and it really helps. This study investigated the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST 25 on constipation in Parkinson’s disease (PD) rats. The researchers found that EA intervention relieved
Please click on my photo for a short video explaining the importance of the subject of this blog post. thanks!! The reason that I’m writing a book about the science behind acupuncture, the validity of acupuncture is that it doesn’t
