In this study, single needle acupuncture in mice was as effective as fluoxetine in controlling anxiety. These mouse studies are brutal. They make the mice swim for long periods of time which then sets them up for PTSD. Brutal… I
I’m rereading this blog post by “friend-of-blog” Zach Haigney. He is reviewing and discussing a Science Direct article from 2013 that seeks to establish biomarkers for cellular stress response and what they can tell us about the aging process. A
When a White Horse is a Horse:Embracing the (Obvious?) Overlap Between Acupuncture and Neuromodulation As some patients may know, I was going to present at the NYC North American Neuromodulation conference in August. Due to family obligations, I had to
This animal study gets closer to the exact mechanism of acupuncture in reward seeking and drug addiction. They recommend a protocol using electroacupuncture and low dose orexin for drug addiction. Though electroacupuncture alone might be safer in my opinion. Neurosci
Polyvagal theory Oleson Medical Acupuncture This is from a recent issue of Medical Acupuncture and discusses the importance of the vagus nerve in auricular acupuncture. My research, such as it is, is focussed on the stress response and the role
Lovely article from Shape Magazine about acupuncture that actually gets to the nitty gritty of mechanisms. (Link broken) But I loved this part best “Acupuncture also has a dramatic effect on your nervous system, calming you down so your body
This data is from a patient we’ve discussed before. She was a profound responder with almost immediate resolution of her headaches with acupuncture. This is her summarized Sympathetic Activity or Flight/Fight activity during acupuncture minutes 6 to 12. This prolonged
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2013 Apr;38(2):118-22. [Relationship between regional mast cell activity and peripheral nerve discharges during manual acupuncture stimulation of “Zusanli” (ST 36)]. [Article in Chinese] Sa ZY1, Huang M, Zhang D, Ding GH. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To
This article shows that heart rate decreases during 2 minutes of manual stimulation at one acupoint. High Frequency normalized units increases, which implies increased parasympathetic activity. Napadow showed that that a decrease in heart rate during needling implies an “orienting”
Immunomodulation and control of inflammation Torres Rosas 4.7.2018 Another great article by Luis Ulloa and Torres-Rosas. I can’t stress enough the importance of this kind of thinking. Calm your system, you calm inflammation and autoimmune. Trends Mol Med. 2017 Dec;23(12):1103-1120.
