Effect of 100 Hz electroacupuncture on salivary immunoglobulin A and the autonomic nervous system
Effect of 100 Hz electroacupuncture on salivary immunoglobulin A and the autonomic nervous system Waki Hideaki,1 Hisajima Tatsuya,2,3 Miyazaki Shogo,2,3 Yoshida Naruto,2,3 Tamai Hideaki,2,3 Minakawa Yoichi,2,3 Okuma Yoshihiro,2,3 Uebaba Kazuo,2,3 and Takahashi Hidenori2,3 Abstract Background A previous study has reported that low-frequency (LF) electroacupuncture (EA) influences salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and the autonomic nervous system…
Read MoreResponses of cardiac vagus and sympathetic nerves to excitation of somatic and visceral nerves
Great back up materials. As usual, I wonder if I’ve been looking at this in the wrong way. More later… Responses of cardiac vagus and sympathetic nerves to excitation of somatic and visceral nerves Abstract Somato-vagal and somato-sympathetic reflex responses were studied by recording simultaneously the activity of cardiac vagal and sympathetic efferents following excitation…
Read MoreFunctional Movement Disorder Submission to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal
This is my submission in reply to a call for papers to the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal concerning functional movement disorder. Acupuncture and Vagal Tone: Cervical Dystonia and Intention Tremor Patients with functional movement disorders have lower vagal tone than controls according to a recent study. Lower vagal tone is associated with…
Read MoreResearch Casting Doubt on Acupuncture
Through some web searching, I was able to find a copy of this paper that’s not behind a subscription firewall. These kinds of papers have been coming out for decades. It’s a safe bet as a journalist to criticize acupuncture, it’s a kiss up kick down, comforting the comfortable gambit. There are no heavy hitters…
Read MoreAcupuncture Effective for Prevention of Migraine, Tension headache, and
Headache. 2016 Jul;56(7):1238-40. Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment or Prevention of Migraine, Tension-Type Headache, or Chronic Headache Disorders. Coeytaux RR1,2, Befus D3. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence that evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment or prevention of migraine, tension-type headache, and chronic headache disorders. METHODS: Findings from selected…
Read MoreBreakthroughs and Map Reading
As my patients know, I am always lamenting that I haven’t had a “breakthrough” yet in my work. The key that will ensure a speedy, positive, healing shift for each and every patient. I am getting closer, though. But it was nice to see this reassuring post by Godin. From Seth Godin’s blog. “The…
Read MoreSympathetic Tone and Electrical Stim at LI11
In this post, I cited the article that looked at electro at LI11. In this study it decreases sympathetic activity. I am usually looking at parasympathetic activity, but decreasing sympathetic (fright/flight) is of huge interest also. This point is also interesting because it’s an alternative point for treating high blood pressure in Longhurst’s protocol. What…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Neuropathy II: Clinical Case cont’d
This case is so fascinating because this 75 year old’s neuropathy is 95% gone after 5 visits. I’ve done the same treatment each time, not changing it since it seems to be working. There’s no way of knowing if even just one treatment would have had the same effect. Just posting his latest data…
Read MoreHRV: incremental improvement versus quantum shift
This post is speculative, but tries to address the conundrum that in profound clinical responders, you don’t always see an improvement in their HRV over time. The patients whose data is presented here were all profound clinical responders with symptoms that were reduced within a few visits. I’m wondering if these HRV spikes early…
Read MoreAcupuncture at LI11 decreases Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Hypertensive Rats
They measure sympathetic outflow in a much more defined manner than HRV here. I rarely use electroacupuncture on the arm for hypertension. Maybe I’ll give it a go and see how the patient and data respond! Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2016 Apr;41(2):144-9. [Electroacupuncture of “Quchi” (LI 11) Inhibits the Elevation of Arterial Blood Pressure and…
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