Warm Needle Acupuncture Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Animals
This study looks at moxibustion, warm needle moxibustion in elderly rats to see effect on their gonads. It appears that there is an anti-aging effect in the testes which originates in the pituitary. Since the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis is key in stress response, this, of course interests me. Also because of acupuncture’s claims in leading…
Read MoreAuricular Acupuncture at the “Shenmen” and “Point Zero” Points Induced Parasympathetic Activation
This is an article from 2013, so not new, but shows that auricular acupuncture improves HRV (stress levels) after hemicolectomy which is major surgery! No idea if this has ever been repeated, but interesting nonetheless. Increasingly patients are asking for ear tacks, a form of wearable auricular acupuncture, maybe they are perceiving this decrease in…
Read MoreMechanism of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Ileus Induced by Surgical Stress in Rats
I’m trying, most likely in vain, to prepare a journal article on my HRV findings due May 14th. This paper has some fascinating data and is pertinent to my project. The full article is here.mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative ileus Med Acupunct. 2019 Apr 1;31(2):109-115. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.1322. Epub 2019 Apr 15. Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on…
Read MoreStress reduction Na.Am Edition: Tales from the Clinic
This is data from a patient who I’ve treated in the past. She always has a profound sense of calm and relaxation from treatment. So the data shows a decrease in stress during treatment and some reduction over time. If you also notice, she has a pronounced increase in her stress levels during needling. This…
Read MoreStress Reduction: St.Jo. Edition Tales from the Clinic
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This is data from a new patient who presents with a few conditions, bladder irritability and anxiety among others. This is the data from her first four visits. As you can see it shows (with the exception of the second visit) a decrease during treatment…
Read MoreAcupuncture as Prevention: Gaining Traction PTSD and Earthquake Survivors
I’ve hypothesized for a long time that one of acupuncture’s real advantages is that it can actually prevent conditions before they arise by making the body more resilient. This study and the accompanying commentary, discuss just that. Their study looks at whether a 5 week course of acupuncture can actually prevent PTSD from setting in….
Read MoreAcupuncture for Histamine-Induced Itch: Association With Increased Parasympathetic Tone and Connectivity of Putamen-Midcingulate Cortex.
Of course I love this study since it validates my original finding that acupuncture responders have a pronounced, demonstrable stress reduction in contrast to acupuncture non-responders. Studies seldom differentiate between responders and non-responders, just looking for overall response in the group. full article here The points used were LI11, Sp 10, PC6, HT 7, St36….
Read MoreApplication of heart rate variability in acupuncture research (Review Article in Chinese)
This is an article I would love to be able to read, but alas, can’t get it. The conclusions match mine on the topic. Where they say “interference factors”, I might say “confounding factors”. Where they say observation index, I might say “biomarker.” However, various interference factors for HRV measurement and diverse methods for data…
Read MoreCorticotropin Releasing Factor Brain Peptides
This paper Cardiovascular functions of central corticotropin [PMIDP30922523]details the state of the knowledge of the various peptides involved in stress signaling in the brain. The group is interested in acupuncture, but identified no specific directions of research involving acupuncture. Since stress is a focus of mine in practice, I’m always looking for information that may…
Read MoreMy 10 Year Blog Birthday
I forgot to celebrate my 10 year blog birthday in the newsletter or online. This was the inaugural post from February 2009. I have over 1100 blog posts. Is that a lot? A little? I don’t know how to measure… Happy Birthday to the Blog! To be perfectly accurate, I had a previous iteration, with…
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