I’ve been treating a young, male patient with intractable migraines. He has had them for years, and stopped taking medications years ago because though they might work in the short run, they weren’t fixing the problem. He does his
I just got another nice Yelp review from a patient I’ve been treating successfully for migraine. Of course, after linking to her lovely (5star) review, I will show her most pertinent data! (By the way the E.Ma in the
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
My mansuscript was rejected for the Journal of Medical Acupuncture. Not sure what message to take from it. The reasons they gave led me to believe that they didn’t really read the paper. Oh well. I’m linking to it
This paper out of Howard University explores a more sensitive way of measuring LF/HF or sympathetic/parasympathetic activity in healthy volunteers. I would have to get more details on how to actually do this. But interesting as a reference. And
Warning: This post is really for the truly devoted to data. Ugly as heck, but beautiful in its own chaotic way. We have seen this patient’s data before, but I wanted to revisit it with fresh data and a
Article that walks you through the rationale of 5 common ailments treated with acupuncture. Acupuncture for Headaches Stick a Pin in . . . Headaches For most men, popping an aspirin can thwart the occasional skull attack. If headaches
This study is related to the previous one, so thought I’d post this too. wet-cupping-and-hrv J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Apr;20(4):318-21. doi: 10.1089/acm.2013.0291. Epub 2014 Feb 12. Wet cupping therapy restores sympathovagal imbalances in cardiac rhythm. Arslan M1, Yeşilçam
hrv-bl15-manual-acupxlaser-electromagfield J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Oct;9(5):257-263. Comparison of the Effects of Manual Acupuncture, Laser Acupuncture, and Electromagnetic Field Stimulation at Acupuncture Point BL15 on Heart Rate Variability. Lee NR1, Kim SB2, Heo H3, Lee YH4 Abstract The aim
I maintain that acupuncture is a form of hormesis. After listening to the latest Ferriss podcast about raptomycin and metformin for life extension, I just shake my head. Risk/benefit not defined if you’re going to use them for life extension.
