National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Strategic Plan
nccih_2016_strategic_plan The NCCIH has come out with a new report on their strategic plan going forward. In some ways it’s very encouraging and exciting since they are prioritizing conditions that I’ve been focusing on for years, pain, anxiety and depression. On the other hand it’s maddening since, though it’s no excuse for no results,…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Fertility and HRV (Br.Vi)
This data is from a patient I successfully treated for fertility a few years ago. She is now back for “round two.” I will probably keep this data on draft until we know what happens vis a vis pregnancy. Given that many of the acupuncture protocols are aimed at improving uterine blood flow, and vagal…
Read MoreHRV, Stress and Multiple Sclerosis
We have discussed this patient who has multiple sclerosis before, but this is her updated data. Keep in mind this is a patient who is presently asymptomatic, and comes in for treatment to lower her stress in order to optimize her immune function. So this data is useful. It shows optimization, ie lower stress over time, so we…
Read MoreMigraine and Stress Levels, HRV, and Results(Sa.Be.)
More data from one of the migraine patients featured here. Remember decreasing stress levels as measured by HRV, improves pain, immune function, mood and longevity. In the case of migraine, it raises the threshold that will lead to migraine. In this case, she has now has had 5 visits, with no migraine in spite of…
Read MoreMigraine Treatment Success: HRV data over time (Ne.Be)
This data has been collected since the first treatment. He had severe migraines, 3/week and was in the last year of an extremely high pressure, public project. Insomnia was another issue and it affected the migraines, with poor sleep often triggering a migraine. Points I want to emphasize for you. Patient had clinical results relatively…
Read MoreClinical Cases: Migraine and Stress Monitoring
Two recent migraine cases. Two young women, both dramatic clinical responders with headaches decreasing within a few sessions. I want to point out a few things in their data, or rather pose some questions. Look at the dramatic increase in stress levels with needling. I’ve seen this before, not always with migraine, but it does…
Read MoreElectro Acupuncture on Scars for Postconcussion Syndrome and HRV
More like this! In this study they looked at HRV before and after electroacupuncture across scars in a woman with post concussion syndrome. It is a case study of one so needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but it certainly corroborates what I find in my research.DC Electroacupuncture on scars for post…
Read MoreHypothalamus and Amygdala Response to Acupuncture Stimuli in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This article is almost 10 years old, but apparently I’ve never posted it on the blog. It’s pertinent to the autonomic piece of the puzzle that I’m trying to solve re:acupuncture results. Hypothalamus and Amygdala Response to Acupuncture Stimuli in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome V Napadow,1,2 N Kettner,2 J Liu,1 M Li,1 KK Kwong,1 M Vangel,1 N Makris,3 J Audette,4 and KKS Hui1 Abstract Brain…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Anti-inflammatory Effect Via Vagus Nerve
I am re-posting this from a few years ago. I’m reworking my abstract for the NANS (North American Neuromodulation Society) meeting since the deadline has been postponed. This article is a great resource for some of the basic science behind vagal nerve stimulation via acupuncture at Stomach 36 and outcomes. Full article here. PLoS One….
Read MoreComparison of Electroacupuncture Frequency-related Effects on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Stashing this one here too. Need to digest all of this… Comparison of Electroacupuncture Frequency-related Effects on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Clinical Trial Abstract This study aimed to compare the effects of high frequency electroacupuncture (EA) and low-frequency EA on the autonomic nervous system by using a heart rate variability…
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