Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation Combined with Deep Breathing Relieves GERD via the Autonomic Nervous System: HRV study
This study looks at using a home TENS type system for 30 minutes twice a day for 30 days. Their GERD improves in many different parameters, and their HRV improves from the first session to the final session also. I’m not surprised! I got the article in the mail and, alas, there is not online…
Read MoreAcupuncture promotes brain health by encouraging neuronal growth, cell rejuvenation, anti-inflammatory action and anti-oxidant activity.
In this article, the authors look at all of the different pathways that are triggered by acupuncture. Most likely some of these have been isolated in animals. Quite a list. “Acupuncture affects synaptic plasticity, causes an increase in neurotrophic factors, and results in neuroprotection, cell proliferation, antiapoptosis, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammation, and maintenance of the blood-brain…
Read MoreHope for Parkinson Patients Distress with Gentle Ear Warming Device.
This research study used a device to gently stimulate the inner ear canal with warmth and it improved symptoms in Parkinson’s patients from ability to do daily activity, to memory, to mood. The device can be used at home and it delivers warmth to one ear, and cold to the other. Patients use it twice…
Read MoreNow, There is New Help for Anxiety, PTSD and Depression as Psychedelic Research Goes Mainstream
I’ve been follower of Tim Ferriss since a patient told be about “4 Hour Work Week” years ago. I’m not an avid fan, but I certainly pay attention to his podcast and blog. He’s mentioned many times that he’s been getting involved in the psychedelic research and this article lays it out. There have been…
Read MoreKeep Your Brain Forever Young with these 10 immediately usable strategies
1. Physical exercise 30 minutes of fast walking 5 times per week is good. But any entree into exercise is worth doing. Even seated. 2. Brain exercise : Games / New dance / New language 3. Eliminate toxins : Cigarettes/ Toxic substance in household product 4. Socialize, volunteer etc… 5. Relax : Spa /…
Read MoreDr. Donald Lindberg, 85, Dies; Opened Medical Research to the World
I can’t even imagine being able to work and research without the National Library of Medicine. I do remember the dark ages in Med School and Residency when we had to go to the stacks and research article by article, and make notes. Now, as the article says, people in back waters as well…
Read MoreFrequency-dependent functional connectivity of the nucleus accumbens during continuous transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in major depressive disorder
This is a nice study comparing sham to real Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation to sham. I The electrode set up looks good since the real TAVNS is situated in cymba concha and meatus. This is from the Journal of Psychiatry Research, but done in the Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese…
Read MoreHiguchi Fractal Dimension of Heart Rate Variability During Percutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Healthy and Diabetic Subjects
Since I’m hopeless at the math part of HRV, I contacted the developers of the software I use and they thought that Correlation Dimension was the calculation most akin to the Higuchi Fractal Dimension. I’ve been looking at that in some of the patients I’ve studied but can’t see much, at least yet. The authors…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture and HRV in Fibromyalgia Patients
This article challenges many of my hypotheses and assumptions. What they found when measuring HRV in the morning on 22 fibromyalgia patients after receiving weeks of acupuncture was increased sympathetic tone. They then attribute this increase in sympathetic tone to positive clinical benefit because of a relative decrease in sympathetic tone in the morning usually. …
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as Biomarker of Prevention and Resilience in the Acupuncture Clinic: A Year Long Study of Migraine Patients
I’m considering this post “self publishing” of a recent write up I did for Journal of Medical Acupuncture. They declined it on the basis that I needed an “IRB” which would be impossible since I have no board to apply to. I’m still okay with this paper. The Introduction especially summarizes how I see the…
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