Mechanism of electroacupuncture on inflammatory pain: neural-im- mune-endocrine interactions
2019 JTCM Liyuan-Mechanismofelectroacupunctureoninflammatorypain neural immune endocrine interactions (2) J Tradit Chin Med 39 (5), 740-749 Oct 2019 Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on Inflammatory Pain: Neural-Immune-Endocrine Interactions Yuan Li 1 , Mingxiao Yang 2 , Fan Wu 1 , Ke Cheng 1 , Haiyong Chen, Xueyong Shen 1 , Lixing Lao Affiliations Affiliations 1 School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of…
Read MoreRole of Neuro-Immune Cross-Talk in the Anti-obesity Effect of Electro-Acupuncture
Just as in this article that shows that “flow” is actually enhanced by increased sympathetic activity, anti-obesity effect is also improved by increased sympathetic activity. In my research, I seem to be disappointed when the treatment doesn’t lead to increased parasympathetic activity. But maybe I should be paying more attention to what treatments lead to…
Read MoreSubmission to INS International Neuromodulation Society Conference, Paris
ABstract INS 2020 I will post this here. With all the uncertainty about Covid 19, the conference may be canceled anyway. For references, please click on link above Improving autonomic balance by decreasing sympathetic activity and increasing parasympathetic activity is of intense interest in the research community. Improved autonomic balance reduces inflammation implicated in medical…
Read MoreIs Stimulation of the Tragus as Effective as Stimulation of the Cymba Concha in TAVNS?
In this letter the authors make the case that tragus stimulation may be as effective as cymba concha. This would be helpful since the tragus is so much easier to use a clip on. Filing here for info. Though the tragus may not have the same density of fibers, they may be easier to reach,…
Read MoreNeural networks and the anti-inflammatory effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in depression
Full article link here PDF hereTAVNS and antiinflammatory effect on depression 202012974_2020_Article_1732 Abstract Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a relatively non-invasive alternative treatment for patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). It has been postulated that acupuncture may achieve its treatment effects on MDD through suppression of vagal nerve inflammatory responses. Our previous…
Read MoreUse of TAVNS in conjunction with Acupuncture for Anxiety: Ma.Co edition
I’ve been working on trying to get a single HRV measure of efficacy for transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation. Readers know that I look at many parameters since the “best use” procedures are far from established. Some advocate time measures such as RMSSD, others LF/HF a frequency measure that I’ve found to be a great…
Read MoreEffects of Acupuncture on Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behavior and Its Central Neural Mechanism
Interesting selection of points. Perhaps necessary in the case of using mice, but nonetheless maybe I should branch out a bit. I ususally like using points on the distal extremities because, according to the ancient teachings, they are more powerful. They treated the mice daily for 7 or 14 days and were able to show…
Read MoreEditorial: Neural Substrates of Acupuncture: From Peripheral to Central Nervous System Mechanisms
This editorial article summarized recent acupuncture research found. It came up on my feed because of Vitaly Napadow, friend of blog. He’s branched out so much in his research, I’m glad to see him still intimately involved in acupuncture issues. Vitaly Napadow,1,* Florian Beissner,2 Yiwen Lin,3 Younbyoung Chae,4 and Richard E. Harris5 Author information Article…
Read MoreClinic Data and the Ongoing Research into Using HRV as a Biomarker of Successful Treatment
As careful readers of the blog know, I’ve been looking at HRV in conjunction with Acupuncture for a very long time. I’ve added TAVNS to the mix because it’s a treatment that can be used at home to help reinforce acupuncture treatment or even to be used on its own. Fortunately for me, there are…
Read MoreAuricular Acupuncture and Vagal Regulation
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012: 786839. Published online 2012 Nov 27. doi: 10.1155/2012/786839 PMCID: PMC3523683 PMID: 23304215 Auricular Acupuncture and Vagal Regulation Wei He, Xiaoyu Wang, Hong Shi, Hongyan Shang, Liang Li, Xianghong Jing,* and Bing Zhu* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles…
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