This data is from a patient I’ve seen for many months. She had very quick response to acupuncture, but looking at her stress response LF/HF it was harder to see a decisive relaxation response. I really expected to see something
This study looks at what happens with and without acupuncture to rats stressed with weightlessness. The acupuncture decreases the stress response, Sp6 more than PC6, and has no effect on Norepinephrine nor Dopamine. I file this with other studies
These two point prescriptions were presented in Boston at the SAR. The points for relaxation were, Yin Tang, Heart7. Liver 3 and Spleen 6. The points for energy were Sishencong, UB10, LI4, Sp36, and Ki1 They found that even the
The abstract from Dr. Harris’ talk at ISAMS with some emphases of my own incorporated. This is from 2011 and has been in draft form all this time. Presentation here.2_Harris_Presentation Central Neural Actions of Acupuncture, Insights from Brain Imaging Richard
This study is not new, but I didn’t seem to have access to it, so am linking here. 7_Yong_Huang_Presentation In this study, she looks at LF/HF, RMSSD, and SampEn in a number of patients after treatment with acupuncture. She
I’ve been focusing on getting my presentation ready for the Anaheim AAMA conference coming up. But, as usual, when diving into any new research in my field, I’ve encountered some new perspectives that have been thought provoking. I’ve been in
As far as I can tell the point prescription of Yin tang and Baihui was the same effectiveness as 20GB and BL23 and fluoxetine. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2015 Dec;40(6):444-8. [Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation of Different Acupoint Groups on
Lots of posts lately, a frequent side effect of an upcoming presentation. This data represents parasympathetic or vagal activity only in a patient who comes in a bit sporadically for anxiety and allergies. She finds the ear stim helpful
Yes. Mice do get depressed when you have them in an unpredictable environment. Acupuncture worked as well as fluoxitine and lowered serum inflammatory markers. Inflammation seems to affect everything. Inflammation is highly affected by vagal activity. Vagal activity is measured
Found this while researching my upcoming talk on using HRV analysis in the clinic. I’m going to try to focus my talk on results in allergy patients since immune function and inflammation are a major interest of mine right now.
