This study pertains to stress research and acupuncture, because one of the accepted negatives of stress is its “feed forward” loop on the hippocampus. The hippocampus is involved with aging, and an increase in stress hormones leads to an inability
I came across this article about Dr. Nora Volkow, a neuroscientist whose life work is bringing addiction science to mainstream medicine. She stresses how dopamine is the key to addiction and to future therapies. Dopamine has been studied in animals
There IS a wide variation in patients’ responses to acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA.) In this study they look at gene expression that might explain those differences. I’ve seen in my own studies that vagal enhancement is more often seen during
A nice, detailed review of the science, anatomy, and physiology behind auricular acupuncture. An increase in vagal tone is a decreased stress response. Lately, I’ve linked to a number of studies about auricular acupuncture. I really should try to study
And Katie Couric gets a needle too! Very articulate acupuncturist with a lovely British accent giving a succinct summary and explanation. A bonus picture of my favorite, Charlotte, from “Sex in the City” getting acupuncture for fertility. Click on Katie’s
I came across this article from last October from the Huffington Post. It is referencing the comprehensive article concluding that acupuncture works for pain. Blog discussion here. In the Huffington Post a professor from Saybrook University discusses the quandary of
In researching the last post I came across this paper about using acupressure at Yin Tang to ease the pain of acupuncture needle insertion! I’ve thought about this before in the clinic since some patients are quite sensitive to
A study from 2011 exploring acupressure on Yin Tang, a follow up from a post last week looking at press tacks on Yin Tang for preop anxiety reduction. Their conclusion was that females were more likely to have a change
I like studies comparing points and their outcomes. Here they compare the type of stimulation at the acupuncture points and the resulting changes in the local skin reaction and the subjects HRV and Heart Rate before, during and after the
A treatment using a single ear tack placed on Yin Tang for 20 minutes before surgery (perhaps an ear tack was used to avoid issues with the needle falling out with patient movement) compared to a sham acupuncture point,
