Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Episodic Migraine: an Update of Evidence from the Last 3 Years.
In this review of the literature, acupuncture was found to be helpful and superior to sham acupuncture or controls. This information is particularly welcome –> “melatonin, vitamin D, higher dosages of vitamin B6 (80 mg)/folic acid 5 mg combinations, and the combination of magnesium 112.5 mg/CoQ10 100 mg/feverfew 100 mg” Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2019 Feb 21;23(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11916-019-0750-8. Complementary…
Read MoreAllergic Rhinitis: Acupuncture in addition to Immune therapy Improves Results
Allergies and allergic rhinitis is a large part of my practice. It worked for me! Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan;98(1):e13945. Acupuncture as an add-on therapy to sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy for patients with allergic rhinitis. Li JH1, Yang LH1, Chen Y2, Fan ZX1. Author information 1 Department of Otolaryngology. 2 Department of Intensive Care Unit, First Affiliated…
Read MoreAcupuncture for gender differences and similarities in cerebral activity of health volunteers: A pilot fMRI study.
I have to admit, this is something I never really thought about, that there might be a gender difference in how acupuncture needling is processed. Since the acupuncture community faces tremendous challenges in their research being seen as legitimate because of the high bar of showing effect over sham needling, this may be yet one…
Read MoreManual acupuncture relieves bile acid-induced itch in mice: the role of microglia and TNF-α.
I’ve linked to this abstract because it uses a formula I use for allergic rhinitis, LI 11 and LI4 with 100Hz electroacupuncture. I referenced the formula here. Interestingly, 36St does not have an effect. Int J Med Sci. 2018 Jun 13;15(9):953-960. doi: 10.7150/ijms.24146. eCollection 2018. Manual acupuncture relieves bile acid-induced itch in mice: the role…
Read MoreBenefits of Acupuncture for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This abstract discusses some of the positive effects of acupuncture which help to mitigate the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. Of course, of most interest to me is the effect on vagal activity. Unfortunately, there is no full text online. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Dec 11. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy371. [Epub ahead of print] Acupuncture in Inflammatory…
Read MoreClinical Case Intractable Migraine and HRV
This data is from a young patient with intractable daily migraines for 1 1/2 years. She has tried any and all treatments. Drugs from betablockers, to anti-Alzheimer, to anti-depressants, to tryptans. Chiropractic, acupuncture… Everything. She came in for consulation and treatment and in the end decided to continue with what she was doing rather than…
Read MoreMoxibustion for Hypertension Shows Results
This study found that moxibustion applied 3 times/week decreased diastolic blood pressure and to a lesser extent systolic blood pressure after four weeks of treatment. They found no change in patients’ HRV over time however. In my study Does Acupuncture Reduce Stress Proof and in a UCLA study , blood pressure decreased with acupuncture and…
Read MoreEvidence-based blood pressure reducing actions of electroacupuncture: mechanisms and clinical application.
This is a summary of the research done by the Longhurst group at UCIrvine. Their studies show that for patients with mild to moderate hypertension, weekly treatment with low frequency low intensity acupuncture will decrease systolic, and to lesser extent, diastolic blood pressure by at least 6mm Hg. Monthly treatment is needed to keep the…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Hypertension: Cochrane Review
In this review, they conclude that given the current studies, there were none of sufficient scope and power to show clinical benefit of verum (real) acupuncture over sham. This is pretty much the state of the majority of acupuncture research. Since there is little money for it here in the U.S., we hope that there…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Dermatology Conditions
Acupuncture looks promising in itch modulation, in treating atopic dermatitis and herpes zoster pain, and in promoting wound healing. Medical AcupunctureVol. 29, No. 5 Acupuncture and Cutaneous Medicine: Is It Effective? Mary van den Berg-Wolf , and Thomas Burgoon Published Online:1 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2017.1227 Abstract Background: In China, acupuncture has been used as a form of…
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