Heart-rate variability indices as predictors of the response to vagus nerve stimulation in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
I came across this article while reading a recent review of the engineering behind auricular vagal nerve stimulation. This was at the tail end of the paper, and I have to admit, I feel validated. The first poster and publication I did was on the correlation between clinical responders and their change in HRV for…
Read MoreEffectiveness of Laser Acupuncture in Alleviating Chronic Insomnia: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
This article is right up my alley. Using Low Laser Light Therapy, they are able to compare two different point perscriptions in terms of sleep quality, anxiety, daytime sleepiness and depression, and HRV. Control group received sham laser, group A received points listed below. Group B received acupuncture to PC6 only on the Left…
Read MoreHRV in Patients with TCM Spleen Deficiency Syndrome
Studies that aim to evaluate different TCM syndromes with biomarkers are pretty rare. In this study the group compared healthy volunteers, to patients who had been evaluated in a TCM clinic and found to have spleen deficiency syndrome. Their conclusion CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the pathology of SDQB could be associated with a low…
Read MoreTime effect for in-situ dry needling on the autonomic nervous system, a pilot study.
This study does NOT confirm what I find in patients in their HRV. I see an increase in sympathetic activity with needling and then often a pronounced decrease in sympathetic activity over the following treatment segments. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jul 17:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1644691. [Epub ahead of print] Time effect for in-situ dry needling on…
Read MoreIslet-cell autoantigen 69 mediates the antihyperalgesic effects of electroacupuncture on inflammatory pain by regulating spinal glutamate receptor subunit 2 phosphorylation through protein interacting with C-kinase 1 in mice.
Inflammation research is everywhere. Since inflammation is now linked to even cancer and heart disease, inflammatory pain studies are ever more salient. Pain. 2019 Mar;160(3):712-723. Islet-cell autoantigen 69 mediates the antihyperalgesic effects of electroacupuncture on inflammatory pain by regulating spinal glutamate receptor subunit 2 phosphorylation through protein interacting with C-kinase 1 in mice. Han K1,…
Read MoreTreating the patient not the symptoms: Acupuncture to improve overall health – Evidence, acceptance and strategies.
Another reference for my paper. Pretty much asking the question that my paper is trying to help to answer. Integr Med Res. 2019 Mar;8(1):33-41. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2018.07.005. Epub 2018 Jul 31. Treating the patient not the symptoms: Acupuncture to improve overall health – Evidence, acceptance and strategies. Birch S1. Author information Abstract Documented mechanisms of acupuncture…
Read MoreCiting of my HRV and Hypertension Article
These authors gave a very decent summary of my journal article, with very accurate depiction of the study type, outcome, pitfalls etc… The only inaccuracy, was that they gave Golianu first authorship (no big deal) and said I was a Stanford Doctor (something I won’t go to the mat over.) It was very fortuitous, that…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis
This is a follow up to a 2016 study that confirms Acupuncture is a valid preventative for migraines. As readers know, I have a focus on migraine patients in my clinic. What they were looking at in this study is whether the medications used for comparison were actually useful. full study here Migraine prophylaxis for…
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for Resilience and Prevention: Data
In the latest issue of Medical Acupuncture they highlighted the importance of Acupuncture as a preventative and a way to optimize health. I’m preparing a journal article to show that HRV improves, stress decreases in migraineurs who have been successfully treated. This data is over patient visits for at least a year. I tried to…
Read MoreStorytelling in Science: Communicating Research Effectively
Storytelling in Science: Communicate Your Research in Style I’ve been struggling to write up an article for submission looking at Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data over an even longer time frame from my earlier publication. This article gave new clarity in how to structure the paper to make it more clear what my research is…
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