This article is older, but I wanted to include it in the blog archive because the Samueli Institute is pretty unique. But it isn’t all inner peace and holistic healing. The Institute was founded by a Fortune 500 billionaire with
This article is of interest because of the vagal activation incurred by auricular acupuncture. I should use/study it more. Too many projects… Full article here. BMC Neurosci. 2013 Aug 9;14:85. doi: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-85. The auriculo-vagal afferent pathway and its role in
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:163850. doi: 10.1155/2013/163850. Epub 2013 Sep 18. Free article here. Efficacy of acupuncture for primary insomnia: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Guo J, Wang LP, Liu CZ, et al Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital
This abstract and powerpoint by Longhurst looks at the physiology of the anti-hypotensive effects of acupuncture. Abstract here John Longhurst Power point here John Longhurst_ppt
No abstract nor powerpoint link for Stener Vitorin’s talk on PCOS. So will simply copy down the notes I took at the lecture. PCOS is characterized by high ACTH. This leads to hypersecretion of the ovaries of testosterone and well
This was one of my favorite talks by Jacqueling Filshie an Anesthesiologist in charge of the Pain Clinic at The Royal Marsden Hospital in the UK. Abstract here.Jacqueline Filshie. Power Point presentation here. Jacqueline Filshie_ppt Hot flashes is a huge
Nice study showing effectiveness and cost effectiveness for Acupuncture for Depression in the UK by Dr. Stewart Richmond. A summary of the article is found on Medical News website here. Abstract hereStewart Richmond The point Rx is, from my notes:
We were given a few journals at the ISAMS conference. An editorial by Lundeberg outlines the mechanisms whereby acupuncture may increase local blood flow. From what I’ve read it appears that acupuncture leads to ADP compounds may have a vasodilatory
My notes from Dr. Lundeberg’s lecture are not at all similar to his abstract (Thomas Lundeberg.) He might have chosen to speak about related topics. From my notes, he said that for acupuncture to be effective for pain, the stimulus
Vitaly Napadow has done detailed investigations into the brain regions involved in acupuncture effects. The abstract to his talk on pruritis is here.Vitaly Napadow Real, but not sham, acupuncture was found to reduce itch sensation (ACUP: base=66±18, post=44±18, p<0.001; SHAM:
