The following article is a literature review of the use of TAVNS (transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation) for depression. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30593183 Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Dec;97(52) (click on title for full text article Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in treating major depressive
Reading this fascinating discussion of possible ways to clean up the megatons of trash in the ocean , the article focuses on, of course, a young charismatic male entrepreneur from the Netherlands. He has a great name, Slat, and of
This article shows that verum manual acupuncture improves pain, swelling and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Control acupuncture points do not have the same effect, and the control group without treatment got worse. Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Pain,
3 and 6 months of TVNS seizure frequency and EEG profiles improved decisively. Unfortunately, I have no details on the specifics of treatment. This corroborates the anecdotal evidence in this patient. He does not have epilepsy, but has been helped
This data is quite encouraging. This case is a 65+ year old male with PTSD with resulting defensive ideation, and fear. As described in the last blog post. ” This produces behaviors consistent with fight, flight, or immobilization that fluctuate
This study looks at TAVNS, transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation, and its effect on startle and autonomic challenge with tilt test. In this single visit study, the group “We hypothesized that vagal tone would increase and that emotionally modulated sympathetic
Gwyneth Paltrow gets acupuncture every week according to this US weekly article. If you click through, you can see a screen shot of her with her cosmetic needles in. Just saying! Have to add this photo of her
Pet Talk: Acupuncture—to believe or not to believe? This veterinarian is unapologetic about using acupuncture and describes the science behind it. “My response to the non-believers: “Do you believe in Ibuprofen?” I have great news for believers and non-believers alike.
Study that shows benefit for ear stimulation, TAVNS, in rats with induced epilepsy. I was unaware that epilepsy had an inflammatory component. What condition doesn’t, I guess. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Feb 26;2018:5407256. doi: 10.1155/2018/5407256. eCollection 2018. Electric Stimulation of
Everyone seems to see the potential for auricular stimulation in lieu of more invasive vagal nerve stimulation. These articles abound. I am still collecting data comparing auricular electrostimulation in conjunction with acupuncture compared to acupuncture alone. So far, I don’t
