Tag: Acupuncture and Stress
Neuropathy 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 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…
Read MoreHRV after Laser, Manual Acupuncture, and Electromagnetic Field
hrv-bl15-manual-acupxlaser-electromagfield J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Oct;9(5):257-263. Comparison of the Effects of Manual Acupuncture, Laser Acupuncture, and Electromagnetic Field Stimulation at Acupuncture Point BL15 on Heart Rate Variability. Lee NR1, Kim SB2, Heo H3, Lee YH4 Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the influences of manual acupuncture, laser acupuncture, and electromagnetic…
Read MoreAdaptive Homeostasis: Beyond Hormesis: Acupuncture as Illustration
I maintain that acupuncture is a form of hormesis. After listening to the latest Ferriss podcast about raptomycin and metformin for life extension, I just shake my head. Risk/benefit not defined if you’re going to use them for life extension. Acupuncture is self regulating, urging the body to heal itself. The most elegant of remedies. …
Read MoreClinical Case Study: Acupuncture for GI problems, Stress Levels and HRV (Ma.Bo)
Case Study: young patient with GI problems since a stint in the third world. I’ve been treating her for vagal enhancement and TCM for Spleen and Stomach. 10/20/2016 13LV 20St 3Liv 15TR 4LI 6PC 6Sp 36St prone 2iV 20V 23V 18V She has some reduction in GI symptoms, but still suffers from fatigue. I have…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Autoimmune (Ch.Va): HRV
This “case of the day” highlights a few aspects of stress monitoring as a guide in Acupuncture. Review: HRV is a measure of autonomic balance /stress levels) Each group of columns represents one clinic visit, each column 3 minutes of data. I look at each visit for response and also over time (weeks to…
Read MoreAcupuncture, Allergy and Stress Data Clinical Case Study Da.Ba.
The “Case of the Day” is a patient I’ve been treating for years to keep his allergies away. It has worked well and he continues to come in monthly for a “booster.” I use a protocol that I found which shows that this protocol (electroacupuncture at LI 11 and LI4 100Hz) improved salivary Iga and…
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,…
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…
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