Clinic Data in a Recent Migraine Patient: An.St edition 2
This data is looking very good for this patient. She was having weekly headaches. She went a few weeks without any and had trouble scheduling an appointment. So she had one over the last weekend, or 2 days ago and yesterday. Today there is still some lingering headache. But her data looks so good, I…
Read MoreRecent Studies Showing Acupuncture Effectiveness
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Read MoreTAVNS Clinical Data Not a Panacea: Li.Ma and St.Gi edition
In the spirit of “there’s no bad data only bad hypotheses” I share this data. This is from a long time patient (>3 years) who comes monthly for cosmetic acupuncture. I’ve tried TAVNS on her a few times and the results show in increase in her sympathetic/parasympathetic balance to a dramatic degree. Not once, not…
Read MoreCurrent Directions in the Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation I – A Physiological Perspective
This is the companion article to this one. Current Directions in Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation I Kaniusas E, Kampusch S, Tittgemeyer M, et al. Current Directions in the Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation I – A Physiological Perspective. Front Neurosci. 2019;13:854. Published 2019 Aug 9. doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00854 ” In line with the aforementioned inhibitory effects of vagal receptors,…
Read MoreSphenopalatine Nucleus Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis
A yet to be published study on an unusual approach to acupuncture for allergic rhinitis. Efficacy of Acupuncture at the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in the Treatment of Persistent Allergic Rhinitis Jiao-Ping Mi, MD,1,* Peng He, MD,1,* Fang Shen, BS,1 Xuan Yang, MD,2 Miao-Feng Zhao, BS,1 and Xin-Ye Chen, MD1 ABSTRACT Objective: The…
Read MoreAcupuncture and TAVNS HRV: St.Gi Edition
Following up on yesterday’s post this patients data shows a similar discrepancy in the data. She, also, employed deep breathing in one of the sessions. It drove down her LF/HF which can be interpreted as an increase in her stress levels, but in the same session her RMSSD went up which means the opposite. This…
Read MoreImpact of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
I’m including this here even though it’s only an announcement of a study that will be undertaken, because this was the initial revelation I had so many years ago about the possible link between acupuncture and stress levels. I was trying to make sense of how acupuncture helped allergy and panic attacks since the prevailing…
Read MoreClinical Case, Migraine, HRV and hypersensitivity: An.St edition
Sigh. The vagaries of HRV, the challenge and the opportunity… This is the story of a young woman (30 ish) with severe migraines, at least once per week. Initial treatment might have caused a migraine so I dialed back the number of needles drastically to a key four. (3K, 7H, 4Sp, 6PC). She still had…
Read MoreRole of inflammation in depression relapse
I am not sure how this article ended up in my inbox, but I’m so glad it did! Inflammation is everywhere, and involved in almost everything. Acupuncture helps activate vagal activity and inhibit sympathetic activity. So does vagal nerve stimulation. We need better tools for study, which is what I’m working on. Back to work!…
Read MoreAnatomical-Physiological Basis for Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation
The more we know about auricular stimulation, by acupuncture or transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (TAVNS) the more effective we can make it. Med Acupunct. 2018 Jun 1; 30(3): 141–150. Published online 2018 Jun 1. doi: 10.1089/acu.2017.1254 PMCID: PMC6011382 PMID: 29937968 Anatomo-Physiologic Basis for Auricular Stimulation Beniamina Mercante, PhD,* Francesca Ginatempo, MSc,* Andrea Manca, PhD,* Francesco…
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