Clinical Case Study with HRV Data: Anxiety Ta.Ta. edition
This is the story and data of of a new patient ,who developed anxiety disorder characterized by a queasy sensation, palpitations, discomfort, and dis-ease. She has responded quickly to acupuncture and though not “cured” has fewer symptoms and has less disability. Of note is that her stress levels have gone from above average, to below…
Read MoreMigraines, Neuromodulation, Acupuncture and HRV:Clinical Study El.Ma.
This is another example of a migraine patient showing marked parasympathetic increase, sympathetic decrease with TaVNS or transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation in conjunction with acupuncture. I realize that the data sets are still sparse, but interesting nonetheless. This patient had quick diminution of her migraines after starting acupuncture over 1 year ago and now…
Read MoreTaVNS in Migraineur: Clinical Case Study Jo.Ru edition
This data is looking quite promising. I had clinical success with this 30+ yr old male almost immediately, and his migraines have remained gone, though he still gets an occasional aura. The last treatment combined acupuncture with Tavns with some modifications. I had been noticing that the sympathetic activity was often lower in patients receiving…
Read MoreStress Levels and High Blood Pressure: Case Study Ma.Ma edition
I wanted to just quickly post this interesting data. This is a patient who began coming in for treatment for hot flashes after breast cancer treatment with anti-estrogen therapy. The acupuncture worked quite well for that and the hot flashes decreased significantly. She also wanted to work on her blood pressure which had been high….
Read MoreHRV and PMS Clinical Case Study: Sa.Sc. Edition cont’d
This data is from a young woman with quite severe, disabling PMS. We are about to enter her third cycle under treatment and she is able to tell a difference. She is not as depressed or foggy. Breast tenderness is much less. So we will see how this cycle goes. Of note is that, typically,…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Neuromodulation for Migraines: Clinical Case Study Ne.Be.
This data is from a patient who has been coming to the clinic for acupuncture for migraines for 3 years. His migraines are not totally gone, but he’s extremely happy with the once per month frequency he is now experiencing. He used to have migraines 3 to 4 times per week. Somehow, he was still…
Read MoreIncreased Sympathetic Activity in Headache Patients
This article compares autonomic activity in headache patients. They make no distinction between headache and migraine. Though I’d expected as much, they found lower parasympathetic activity and higher sympathetic activity in headache patients. I do have one patient who has had remarkable results with acupuncture, but his stress levels remain quite high. Other than his case,…
Read MoreAutonomic Activity (HRV) and PMS: Sa.Sc edition
As per this previous post about altered autonomic activity in patients with PMS, this data is from a new patient who has extremely severe premenstrual syndrome. She has breast tenderness, irritability that can lead to depression so severe that she stays in bed. Her last period, after starting acupuncture, was quite dramatic with severe cramping…
Read MoreTAVNS (transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation) and HRV: Jo.Ru., La.Ja. edition
As blog readers may know, I’ve been experimenting with TAVNS in patients, not only to see how they feel with/after treatment, but also to study their HRV (stress levels) with it. As with most of my clinical work, the results are always somewhat equivocal. Since I can never tell if the result is real, ie….
Read MoreStress Monitoring (HRV), Acupuncture and Migraine: Sh.Pa. edition
This data is from a relatively new patient with migraines. She has had few migraines since starting acupuncture treatment, but it’s early yet, so hard to know for sure. This data represents overall stress levels. Parasympathetic Activity represents “rest and digest” autonomic nervous system…
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