I wanted to just to do quick blog post to illustrate a few things I track when I do Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Monitoring. Case: young woman with seasonal allergies, who then had some episodes of hives. In the
PLoS One. 2017 Apr 13;12(4):e0175568. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175568. eCollection 2017. Enhancement of immune cytokines and splenic CD4+ T cells by electroacupuncture at ST36 acupoint of SD rats. Chen L1, Xu A1, Yin N2, Zhao M1, Wang Z3, Chen T2, Gao Y2,
I’ve written about Dr. Richard Harris’ protocol for chemotherapy fatigue. I have been experimenting a bit to see if what effect the protocol done with needles has on patients. This case study is of a patient who is in her late
I usually don’t post studies on the neurological research that is omnipresent in acupuncture literature because I think it’s too soon. But I listened to a podcast yesterday, where the relatively well known researcher was making claims and recommendations about
In this large study, 3 months, 15 acupuncture sessions improved patients’ asthma compared to controls and the improvement lasted for at least 6 months. This is a trend we are seeing in Acupuncture studies, that the effect lasts way beyond
Here is a link to to my poster in pdf form. Nothing really new to blog readers, but wanted to post it for, uh, “poster-ity”? SAR Poster 2017 Resilience and Results
The SAR conference finished yesterday and there were some very provocative presentations. The work that I am most amazed at is the work of Richard Harris from University of Michigan. But there were other very impressive presentations also. I’ve posted
“Neuronal activation of the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) is one of the important targets of EA for modulating gastrointestinal function…” “By comparing the effects of different EA combinations, it was shown 2 Hz EA applied to ST 36 had
This is an important observation and conclusion, that not all patients are alike in their response to needling. Some patients prefer, if not require light needling. I did a poster presentation on this very topic in Stockholm. The more general
I have been exploring Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) by way of auricular cymba concha stimulation as an adjunct to acupuncture treatment for over two years. This article by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, looks at TVNS in migraineurs. They
