Evoked Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Differential Analgesic Response to Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia
This is an important observation and conclusion, that not all patients are alike in their response to needling. Some patients prefer, if not require light needling. I did a poster presentation on this very topic in Stockholm. The more general take away, is that there is definitely a role for “precision medicine” in acupuncture; better…
Read MoreTranscutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (RAVANS) fMRI in Migraineurs
I have been exploring Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) by way of auricular cymba concha stimulation as an adjunct to acupuncture treatment for over two years. This article by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, looks at TVNS in migraineurs. They up the ante a bit by synchronizing the stimulation (30hz, non-painful stimulation) with exhalation. This…
Read MoreClinical Case: Stress and HRV Monitoring Ch.Ke.
Encouraging data from a patient who is coming in for stress reduction and hypertension. We decided to deal mostly with the stress reduction first, and will tackle the hypertension in subsequent visits. Notice how the parasympathetic activity increases over time. It will be interesting to see her blood pressure measurements going forward. …
Read MoreAcupuncture, HRV and Constipation Pa.Ma. update
This patient has coming in for two months for life long constipation. She is clinically improved with only 1 out of 5 days with constipation instead of each day. In her data, you can see a decrease in her sympathetic (fright/flight) and an increase in her parasympathetic (rest/digest) activity over the two months. Correlation is…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture Promotes CNS-Dependent Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
This study with a million authors is maily out of Florida. It’s pertinent for a variety of reasons. There is the remarkable fact that this huge group was able to get funding for such sophisticated acupuncture research and that it paid off. Way cool on all counts. Unfortunately, no emails available to try to get…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Dry Eyes
Hilarious. This is an example of not seeing what’s right in front of your nose. I finally broke down and went to the eye doctor because I have been suffering from eye irritation for over a year, assuming it was dry eyes. It is, along with a bit of allergy. Why didn’t I think about…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Intention Tremor and Stress: HRV Ma. Mi.
This is a case we’ve discussed before and this patient was included in my most recent journal article. Ironically, in the journal article I say that even though she had good clinical improvement, her HRV response was not significant. That is not true now that she has continued with treatment and her data paints a…
Read MoreClinical Case: Acupuncture for Constipation, HRV Pa.Ma
This is a nice case. She has responded well to acupuncture with improvement in a lifelong problem with constipation. This should be a text book example of improvement in vagal activity. What do we see? It illustrates the value of looking at individual treatments as well as over time. …
Read MoreClinical Case Study: Stress Reduction An.Ma
This data is to illustrate a patient’s overall stress reduction over time. This patient is 50+ and comes in for cosmetic acupuncture in addition to routine treatments for “maintenance.” Her treatments only vary slightly from session to session since the bulk of the needling is cosmetic. Her other ongoing issues are allergies, sleeping, and stress….
Read MoreAcupuncture for Vertigo, Autonomics and HRV: Sh.Ga
This data is from a new patient who has intractable vertigo. Patients with vertigo tend to have higher stress levels in general, and if that improves it may help since treating vertigo can be challenging. She is a 70+ woman who appears younger than her stated age and is otherwise healthy except for this problem….
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