Mechanisms of acupuncture-electroacupuncture on persistent pain
This extremely detailed article on acupuncture-electroacupuncture for persisten pain from 2014 lays out all of the various physiological mechanisms involved in Acupuncture’s effect on pain. ...
Neuropeptides SP and CGRP Underlie the Electrical Properties of Acupoints.
It’s hard to know if this is super relevant, but it caught my eye because of the new, pricey, monthly injectable for migraine that targets...
Neuromechanism of acupuncture regulating gastrointestinal motility
This article goes into detail on the mechanisms involved in acupuncture’s effect on the GI tract, which is closely related to my interest in vagal...
Acupuncture for prevention of Cis-Platinum neuropathy: role of GRK2
These studies are getting more and more granular and exciting! In this study, preventative electroacupuncture in mice reduced peripheral neuropathy in animals. This all contributes...
Neuroplasticity of Acupuncture for Stroke: An Evidence-Based Review of MRI
This article is way above my head. The details of MRI studies are foreign to me. But, as with so many other aspects of acupuncture, ...
Acupuncture for Parkinson’s Disease: Efficacy Evaluation and Mechanisms in the Dopaminergic Neural Circuit
This is a fantastic review article on Acupuncture for Parkinson’s. I will summarize it in a subsequent post. It is full of mechanisms and neurotransmitter...
Cardiac Response to Auricular Acupuncture
Dynamic_Pulse_Reaction_-_Update_2020 Litscher This reflex auricular cardiac (RAC)reaction is something that Litscher is interested in. From what I gather, it is an immediate reaction to ear...
Specific vagus nerve stimulation parameters alter serum cytokine levels in the absence of inflammation
Coastline is a fractal, so is HRV This is an important article to keep in mind. Just as in this latest article from Harvard, stimulation...