High Blood Pressure, Anxiety, Acupuncture and HRV: Te.Ca edition
This has been a satisfying case. Blood pressure and anxiety are well under control and her HRV data is interesting also. I’ve been treating her for a few months and we are exploring use of the customized ear stim device that I’ve been prototyping for home use to help decrease stress levels. In this…
Read MoreTerminology and Word Games: Somatosensory Stimulation
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet? Apparently not. The Somatosensory Stimulation in this article is acupuncture, of course. I can’t blame them for wanting to distance themselves from the “stigma” of using the term acupuncture if they want their article submitted. Kind of hilarious though. They found clinical improvement in this…
Read MoreMigraine and Acupuncture and HRV: Jo.Ru edition
I’ve been treating a young, male patient with intractable migraines. He has had them for years, and stopped taking medications years ago because though they might work in the short run, they weren’t fixing the problem. He does his best to avoid triggers, but they are a constant in his life. This patient is…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Migraine: Yelp review E.Ma edition
I just got another nice Yelp review from a patient I’ve been treating successfully for migraine. Of course, after linking to her lovely (5star) review, I will show her most pertinent data! (By the way the E.Ma in the title is a code I put in so I know who the blog post is…
Read MoreChronic Fatigue Syndrome: HRV, Moxibustion and Acupuncture
In this new study from Gerhard Litscher (friend of blog) hrv-moxa-and-chronic-fatigue-litscher, they compare a control group (healthy volunteers), acupuncture group, and moxibustion group. They then compare their chronic fatigue scores, their HRV scores before during and after acupuncture at the 4th and 10th visit. He was kind enough to send me the article in…
Read MoreUpside to a rejected manuscript
My mansuscript was rejected for the Journal of Medical Acupuncture. Not sure what message to take from it. The reasons they gave led me to believe that they didn’t really read the paper. Oh well. I’m linking to it here for me to self publish it just to put it to rest. The upside…
Read MoreNonlinear Method of Calculating Autonomic Balance or HRV
This paper out of Howard University explores a more sensitive way of measuring LF/HF or sympathetic/parasympathetic activity in healthy volunteers. I would have to get more details on how to actually do this. But interesting as a reference. And fascinating that they want to use this evaluation method in conjunction with acupuncture. More like…
Read MoreNeuropathy and Acupuncture (Do.Al): Case Study with HRV cont’d
Warning: This post is really for the truly devoted to data. Ugly as heck, but beautiful in its own chaotic way. We have seen this patient’s data before, but I wanted to revisit it with fresh data and a slightly different focus. This patient is in her 60’s and had debilitating peripheral neuropathy which…
Read More5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help You: Men’s Health
Article that walks you through the rationale of 5 common ailments treated with acupuncture. Acupuncture for Headaches Stick a Pin in . . . Headaches For most men, popping an aspirin can thwart the occasional skull attack. If headaches become intense or unremitting, though, OTC therapy may not keep them at bay—while the pins-and-needles…
Read MoreCupping Improves Autonomic Balance
This study is related to the previous one, so thought I’d post this too. wet-cupping-and-hrv J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Apr;20(4):318-21. doi: 10.1089/acm.2013.0291. Epub 2014 Feb 12. Wet cupping therapy restores sympathovagal imbalances in cardiac rhythm. Arslan M1, Yeşilçam N, Aydin D, Yüksel R, Dane S OBJECTIVES: A recent study showed that cupping had…
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