Case Studies

Autonomic Activity and HRV

  Ancient Medicine Made Modern I was reviewing the Wikipedia entry on HRV and found this sentence. “It is important to note that HRV measures...

Acupuncture for GERD and Anxiety

  Kuan LinGoddess of Compassion“She who hears the cries of the world” I wanted to do an update on treatment for the elderly patient with...

Acupuncture and Migraine

This clinical case study concerns a 30+ year old female who presented with a 6 month history of headache, fatigue and weight gain.  She had...

Acupuncture for Gastro intestinal disturbance and anxiety

The gut is the “second brain,” meaning that it perceives and reflects the status of the mind.   This is the case of an 85...

Acupuncture and HRV: What is the Point?

  Ancient Medicine Made Modern Or another way to ask it is, “Why do I do what I do?” HRV or Heart Rate Variability, is...

Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Allergies

Acupuncture cured my allergies 18 years ago, so I’ve always had a special interest and focus on allergy treatment. The ability to help allergies with acupuncture particularly...

Acupuncture for Migraine: A difficult case and HRV

Acupuncture for Headache and Correlation with HRV: Clinical Case Study

  I’ve been treating a 27 year old woman for headaches for a bit over 5 weeks.  She was having 4 to 5 headaches a...

Treating Sleep Disorders in the Acupuncture Clinic: Strategies and Physiology

This is part of our submission (collaboration with B. Golianu from Stanford) for a special journal issue on treating sleep disorders in alternative medicine.  It...

Acupuncture for Hypertension: Remarkable Case Study

This is the amazing case of a 60+ year old woman with long standing (30 year) history of high blood pressure.  Her daughter brought her in...