Knee osteoarthritis has been one true success story for acupuncture research. In this study, they compare acupuncture and isometric exercise for knee osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, they don’t describe the isometric exercises well. At. all. Int J Prev Med. 2013 Apr;4(Suppl 1):S73-7.
We’ve discussed this in the blog before , but always good to see these studies covered in the lay press. From the Annals of Internal Medicine, Acupuncture helps allergy symptoms. Click on photo for the article.
I’m posting this article because it is a treasure trove of the most recent physiology behind the Acupuncture Point PC6, used classically for heart conditions, but famous in latter day culture for its effects on nausea (magnet sea bands),
A study done in China (free paper) showing that, in rats, certain acupoints are effective in mitigating experimentally induced seizures, others less. They also find that 100Hz is better at controlling seizures, than 10 hz at all points. An odd
Just to be complete. Here is my final poster for the conference I attended in Ann Arbor for the Society for Acupuncture Research entitled Can Heart Rate Variability Analysis Predict Effective Acupuncture Treatment?A Comparison of Profound Responders and Nonresponders I
I met Belinda Anderson at the SAR conference in Ann Arbor. We both are interested in HRV as a potential biomarker for Acupuncture’s effectiveness and she authored this incredible paper. I only had access to its abstract before, but here
They really were careful to only use 3 dogs. This is a collaborative study between China and Austria as is typical of the Litscher group. This is a good example of why this works so well. In China they are
Blog has been quiet since I was overseas after attending and presenting at the SAR conference in Ann Arbor. It was a pretty good conference. No big breakthroughs yet, unfortunately, but incremental progress with brain mapping. An interesting forum discussion
This study looks at “de qi,” the classic needling sensation sought in traditional chinese medicine. In this study, stimulation at 11IG and 4IG lead to an increase in LF/HF ratio or a decrease in HRV, and increase in stress
This study contradicts other studies which have found that stimulation of both ST36 and PC6 enhance vagal activity. Happy to see these kinds of studies nonetheless. It’s interesting that Bladder 32 would have an effect on the GI tract since,
