This is a nice study that looks at the pathways involved in acupuncture’s effect on blood pressure. I have had good results in my clinic in patients with hypertension as long as they are willing to follow through with their
(Warning! Long post!)This article (see below) is of interest to me because of the monitoring of HRV (Heart rate variability, a measure of autonomic balance, or stress response) at rest and during different challenges such as cold stress test, static
I often don’t know what to make of these studies, but find them super interesting nonetheless, and somehow can’t help but incorporate their findings into my practice for better or for worse. What I love about this study is that
As time consuming as it is to use moxibustion in modern practice, it does seem to be the mainstay of enhancing immune function. I use it most often in patients with allergy and HIV. During my training the treatment rooms
Acupuncture is so helpful in the elderly population, and can safely alleviate some of the aches and pains and other issues without the use of pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, the elderly are often the “hardest sell.” Since treatment can take more visits
In this study, the researchers were looking for improvement of athletic performance after a single acupuncture treatment. This doesn’t really fit into the Traditional Chinese Medicine array of uses for acupuncture, but it gives some heft to the observations of
Acupuncture: is it effective for treatment of insulin resistance? Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 Jul;12(7):555-69. Liang F, Koya D.Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan. This study out of Japan looks at the literature concerning acupuncture and conditions
In the final section of the Austrian study, 24 hour Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitoring was performed on 9 patients with chronic fatigue. The really fascinating result in this study, both from a clinical and scientific standpoint is that not
The third part of the Austrian Study looks at moxibustion on CV4 (a point on the lower abdomen corresponding to Dan Tien) and heart rate variability (HRV.) There appears to be an effect on HRV with moxa on Dan Tien.
I seem to have taken quite a hiatus from blogging due to travel. It was an unintended break, but I regret the lapse all same.The second part of the Austrian study(Transcontinental and Translational High-tech Acupuncture Research Using Computer-based Heart Rate
