To be filed under “Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself.” I’m pleased that there is more interest in HRV and acupuncture since I’ve been studying this topic for 10 years. I’ve ordered a new HRV monitoring system from Vivonoetics (vivonoetics.com)
This is the published article from this presentation from ISAMS. They also found that the LFR/HFR was unchanged, and that Total power , HF and LF, decreased with acupuncture which does not correspond with most studies. The finding that Sample Entropy increased corroborates
One more study showing that acupuncture at 6MC and St36 (the hypertension protocol of Longhurst et al) increases HRV, hence decreases stress response. In this case the stimulation was manual, but they compared “stimulating” versus “nonstimulating.” For details on these
This study confirms the value of electroacupuncture at St36 in reducing one of the sympathetic pathways involved in the stress response and adds some additional evidence. This effect was discussed in different contexts here and here. In the first post
Study looking at skin response with acupuncture and cetirizine. Both worked compared to placebo, but the flare was smaller with acupuncture. More info on my practice here. Acupuncture compared with oral antihistamine for type I hypersensitivity itch and skin response
Dr. Takahashi was kind enough to send me PDF of his paper discussed here.It is a comprehensive look at the research, both animal and human, involved in acupuncture neuromodulation of the gastrointestional tract. There were many interesting tidbits, but I’ll
I’m sure there is more than one common denominator, but in this Jane Brody blog post about yoga in the NY Times, she says, “Possibly through its stimulation of the vagus nerve, yoga appears to counter inflammation throughout the body,
To be filed under “Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself” file. I just love the conclusion, “According to traditional Chinese medicine, “Acupuncture is believed to restore the balance of Yin and Yang.” This can be translated into the Western medicine
This study evaluates the autonomic nervous system (stress response) in patients with low back pain comparing electroacupuncture (10 sessions) and an antiinflammatory medication. What they found was that both groups had pain relief, but the acupuncture group more so. There
University of Maryland with another elegant study exploring the precise spinal neuro-receptors involved in electroacupuncture. They employ the model that they have used repeatedly, iwhich is to inject Freund’s adjuvant into the joint space of cats hind paws. This is
