Medical Research

acupuncture in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s plaques Wang M, Zhang L, Huang W, Huang J, Luo Y, Huang N. The potential of acupuncture in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: An...

Acupuncture and nutritional parallels in obesity

I’ve written about acupuncture and the microbiome, and some on obesity too. Ma K, Wang F, Zhang X, Guo L, Huang Y. Acupuncture and nutritional...

Foraminal Electroacupuncture in induced spinal cord injury in mice.

This is a mouse study, so no immediate application for electroacupuncture in humans EXCEPT, for my particular practice. I will explain.  When I was an...

Acupuncture for Adolescent Depression: Study

Nice study! In my book, I looked at mood disorders, depression in particular,  and relevance to acupuncture.  I shared the sad story of a young...

Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) for the benefits of sepsis-laboratory evidence for “preventive treatment of disease” and “holistic concept

I discussed the importance of the time-honored point, Susanli as a preventive in my book.  This study emphasized the importance of activating this point for...

TCM versus flunarizine for episodic migraine

Migraine can wreck your life Study looking at TCM versus flunarizine for migraine.  We’ve talked about acupuncture for migraine here and here among other posts....

Vagal Nerve Implantable electrode for Rheumatoid Arthritis

From the New York Times. This development is a break through for the importance of  vagal nerve stimulation in the treatment of chronic conditions.  It...

Auricular Acupuncture for Tension Headaches

An encouraging article on the use of auricular acupuncture for tension headaches.  Demonstrable results within 4 weeks.  We’ve discussed auricular acupuncture here and here. Jin,...

Longevity: How To Live Forever

Longevity!  An ancient obsession of the ancient acupuncture practitioners, and now an obsession of the (mostly male) elite. This is a summary of a lengthy...

PC8 acupoint through cadaveric Study: Implications for median and ulnar nerve stimulation.

PC8 is on the palm of the hand. In comparison to PC6, it is used much less often. The reason this is important, is that...