This article was a plea from a computer scientist at UCB for more computer experts to get involved in the “war on cancer.” And, indeed, in such a multifactorial, huge medical health issue, the more help the better. In the
More Models: How Models inform Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analysis and acupunctureWhat I noticed years ago in doing HRV monitoring in the clinic, is that in patients who are likely to respond to acupuncture, one sees a decrease in their
My post yesterday was a riff on Charlie Munger and his use of mental models. Why is this of interest? I am searching for workable models to use for acupuncture and thereby improve its efficacy. I also think that the
My post yesterday was a riff on Charlie Munger and his use of mental models. Why is this of interest? I am searching for workable models to use for acupuncture and thereby improve its efficacy. I also think that the
Here’s a link to the interview. I wish I hadn’t been so wordy and wonkish. But if the shoe fits… Info on my practice here.
Much of the literature I’ve seen on acupuncture for xerostomia has been on treating the xerostomia once is develops. This sounds like a practical way to prevent, namely give acupuncture at the time of the radiation. Cancer. 2011 Nov 9.
Skin conductance and heart rate are evaluated in this study as a measure of autonomic response to verum versus sham acupuncture. It is confusing in this abstract whether the pain experienced was experimentally imposed or if the patients were being
I will leave you with the conclusions. The more specific aspects of the talk were deep into the physiology of the brain and spinal cord. These are the points that you can share with your patients if they ask “How
Here are the references for the previous post. [i] Ernst M, Lee M. Sympathetic effects of manual and electrical acupuncture of the Tsusanli knee point: comparison with the Hoku hand point sympathetic effects. Exp Neurol. 1986;94: 1–10. [ii] Anderson S,
This is the poster I presented last weekend at the ISAMS in Irvine. ISAMS stands for International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. How was the response to my poster? It was somewhat mixed but overall positive. Some of the researchers
