Tag: acupuncture and hypertension
Clinical Data: TAVNS Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Hypertension improves HRV
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TAVNS for Hypertension best at 100HZ This blog post discussed a new study by (friend of blog) Vitaly Napadow, that 100Hz stimulation to the cymba concha was better than other frequencies in lowering blood pressure. They did not look at HRV. Here is some data from a…
Read MoreMoxibustion for Hypertension Shows Results
This study found that moxibustion applied 3 times/week decreased diastolic blood pressure and to a lesser extent systolic blood pressure after four weeks of treatment. They found no change in patients’ HRV over time however. In my study Does Acupuncture Reduce Stress Proof and in a UCLA study , blood pressure decreased with acupuncture and…
Read MoreEvidence-based blood pressure reducing actions of electroacupuncture: mechanisms and clinical application.
This is a summary of the research done by the Longhurst group at UCIrvine. Their studies show that for patients with mild to moderate hypertension, weekly treatment with low frequency low intensity acupuncture will decrease systolic, and to lesser extent, diastolic blood pressure by at least 6mm Hg. Monthly treatment is needed to keep the…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Hypertension: Cochrane Review
In this review, they conclude that given the current studies, there were none of sufficient scope and power to show clinical benefit of verum (real) acupuncture over sham. This is pretty much the state of the majority of acupuncture research. Since there is little money for it here in the U.S., we hope that there…
Read MoreStress Reduction Over Time: Hypertension Te.Ca. edition
Here is another data set looking at long term stress reduction/improvement in HRV over time. from a patient who has been treated for 2 years for hypertension and anxiety. Her blood pressure is controlled without medication and the anxiety very rarely occurs. I would love to be able to show this consistently. But, of course,…
Read MoreAbstract for NANS meeting. TAVNS and Autonomic Balance in the Acupuncture Clinic: Clinical Case Study
This is my abstract for the upcoming NANS conference in NYC. It was accepted! So to NYC for me in August. Introduction: Improving autonomic balance (increasing parasympathetic activity and decreasing sympathetic activity)leads to better immunity, pain tolerance, mood, longevity and inflammation. Both Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (TAVNS)[i] and acupuncture[ii] [iii] [iv]have been shown to…
Read MoreHypertension and Stress Levels: HRV Ro.La. edition
More data from recent patients. This is some nice preliminary data from a patient being treated for hypertension. I’m including the same data as in the previous blog post, ie complexity and parasympathetic activity and sympathetic activity. His blood pressure has remained under control, though it’s early yet.
Read MoreClinical Cases: TVNS only Ma.Mi, Te. Ca
These data sets are in two patients who showed some improvement in their autonomic balance with estim, or Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (TVNS) as shown by HRV. I wanted to see what their data would look like without the needling, just estim. In both cases, they showed improved autonomic balance with lowered sympathetic activity and…
Read MoreHigh 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 MoreConsiderations in HRV monitoring, time of day, illness
Looking at recent “ugly” data (data that doesn’t verify my various hypotheses), I realized it would illustrate a point. That is that there are lots of factors in measuring HRV. That is why you need to collect fairly large amounts of data to recognize trends. Lots of thing influence it. Whether the person worked out before hand,…
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