Nice study that looks at Heart Rate Variability (an indicator of the stress response) and acupuncture for constipation. They found that electroacupuncture at traditional points for constipation (once a week for 8 weeks) not only improved constipation, but increased their
I’m leaving April 17th to attend the Society for Acupuncture Research Conference and will be presenting this poster. I realized I hadn’t “shared” by abstract. Here ya go. Working on the poster today… Clinical Acupuncture Case Study: Profound Responders and
I had a hand in editing this paper. Happy to see it made it into print! It has some interesting technologies (IV laser blood irradiation, interstitial laser acupuncture), and also electroacupuncture at pericardium 6. Free full article here. Evid Based
As a follow up to the post I did on “Acupuncture for Allergies: Hey it cured me!” in March (just in time for hay fever season), there is this follow up letter to the editor. His experience parallels mine exactly.
This study out of Brazil is encouraging for the practice of incorporating Acupuncture with IVF, and is also interesting in that they used intense use of moxabustion. The success rate with IVF after two failed attempts was 36% compared to
A study in a major journal showing Acupuncture effectiveness for allergic rhinitis coming on the heels of the study discussed here. As my patients know, I was “cured” of my allergies with acupuncture, so it is one of my
Nice study looking at a simple treatment for smoking cessation and how the brain images are altered compared to sham acupuncture. They used the same point as the one in these animal studies looking at cocaine and alcohol. Psychopharmacology (Berl).
A few patients asked me to comment on this article. It doesn’t say anything of note except to discuss the new clinic in, ahem, CHINATOWN. But the article uses the same mealymouthed wording that I’m getting sick of “experts disagree”
From the SF Chronicle. One of my favorite conditions to treat is allergy because it responds so well. Always? Of course not, but the results are typically great. My allergies disappeared, albeit after 2 courses of acupuncture (patience pays when
From the Annals of Internal Medicine: To be considered effective, a pharmaceutical intervention genrally needs to be proven more effective than placebo. Most suregical interventions, however, are not held to this standard. With some exceptions including vertebral kyphoplasty and knee
