This article looks at two levels of manual stimulation on GB 30 in rats with in a neuropathic pain model. They find no difference to the control in mild stimulation, but they do see an up regulation in the strong
I was reviewing the Wikipedia entry on HRV and found this sentence. “It is important to note that HRV measures fluctuations in autonomic inputs to the heart rather than the mean level of autonomic inputs. Thus, both withdrawal and
Kuan Lin, Goddess of Compassion “She who hears the cries of the world” A recent paper by Litscher looking at the laterality of LI 11 and effect on HRV. They see a decrease in LF/HF in the first 5 minutes
I wanted to do an update on treatment for the elderly patient with GERD and anxiety. She is still having bouts of reflux that take it out of her. Her throat is raw from the reflux and for some
I don’t have access to the whole article, but I like the summary in the abstract. Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Jul;3(4):6-8. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2014.042. Acupuncture: past, present, and future. Hao JJ1, Mittelman M2. Abstract During the past 40 years,
A Vitaly Napadow article which explores using a video camera to suggest that a patient is getting acupuncture, when in fact they are not. There are many interesting findings. A key finding that affects my work and conclusions is
This clinical case study concerns a 30+ year old female who presented with a 6 month history of headache, fatigue and weight gain. She had been given a diagnosis of migraine, a sort of atypical type, where the fatigue was
This study looks at the effects of various acupuncture points on HRV (vagus) and EGG (electrogastrgram activity) in healthy males. I understand the need to do these studies in healthy volunteers, but it isn’t so interesting to me. Anyway,
This article gives some of the theoretical underpinnings of why acupuncture may help gastrointestinal issues. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2013;111:273-94. Effect and mechanism of acupuncture on gastrointestinal diseases. Takahashi T. Author information Abstract Acupuncture modulates various biomechanical responses, such as prokinetic,
I saw the abstract of a recent article by Helene Langevin on the physiology of acupuncture stretch and neuro communication, but alarmed at the price of a reprint, so found this one for free. Her research is all about what
