Tag: acupuncture research
Acupuncture for Allergies San Francisco Chronicle
We’ve discussed this in the blog before , but always good to see these studies covered in the lay press. From the Annals of Internal Medicine, Acupuncture helps allergy symptoms. Click on photo for the article.
Read MoreMy Poster for SAR 2013
Just to be complete. Here is my final poster for the conference I attended in Ann Arbor for the Society for Acupuncture Research entitled Can Heart Rate Variability Analysis Predict Effective Acupuncture Treatment?A Comparison of Profound Responders and Nonresponders I made it much more simple than the poster I did for ISAMS in fall 2011…
Read MoreCardiovascular Depressor Response: Longhurst Brain Study
Blog has been quiet since I was overseas after attending and presenting at the SAR conference in Ann Arbor. It was a pretty good conference. No big breakthroughs yet, unfortunately, but incremental progress with brain mapping. An interesting forum discussion on electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture. The upshot was that we don’t have enough evidence yet. …
Read MorePhysiological changes associated with de qi during electroacupuncture
This study looks at “de qi,” the classic needling sensation sought in traditional chinese medicine. In this study, stimulation at 11IG and 4IG lead to an increase in LF/HF ratio or a decrease in HRV, and increase in stress levels. This is interesting since LI11 stimulation is part of the protocol for high blood…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Gastric and Cardiac Autonomic Function
This study contradicts other studies which have found that stimulation of both ST36 and PC6 enhance vagal activity. Happy to see these kinds of studies nonetheless. It’s interesting that Bladder 32 would have an effect on the GI tract since, traditionally, one doesn’t use that point for that. Also that CV12 increases vagal hrv (presumably…
Read MoreElectro-acupuncture stimulation for constipation patients.
Nice study that looks at Heart Rate Variability (an indicator of the stress response) and acupuncture for constipation. They found that electroacupuncture at traditional points for constipation (once a week for 8 weeks) not only improved constipation, but increased their HRV over the period (decreased stress response) over the experimental period and continued after treatment…
Read MoreMy Poster for Society for Acupuncture Research Conference. Clinical Acupuncture Case Study: Profound Responders and Correlation with Heart Rate Variability Analysis
I’m leaving April 17th to attend the Society for Acupuncture Research Conference and will be presenting this poster. I realized I hadn’t “shared” by abstract. Here ya go. Working on the poster today… Clinical Acupuncture Case Study: Profound Responders and Correlation with Heart Rate Variability Analysis Purpose: When considered in the context of complexity…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Allergies: Letter to the NYTimes
As a follow up to the post I did on “Acupuncture for Allergies: Hey it cured me!” in March (just in time for hay fever season), there is this follow up letter to the editor. His experience parallels mine exactly. Interesting! March 18, 2013 Acupuncture for Allergies (1 Letter) To the Editor: “Really” (March 12)…
Read MoreAcupuncture for IVF: Helps in Difficult, Repeat Cases
This study out of Brazil is encouraging for the practice of incorporating Acupuncture with IVF, and is also interesting in that they used intense use of moxabustion. The success rate with IVF after two failed attempts was 36% compared to 7% control group and 10% sham. Acupunct Med. 2013 Mar 19. Influence of acupuncture on…
Read MoreSF Acupuncture Clinic to Open at Chinese Hospital
A few patients asked me to comment on this article. It doesn’t say anything of note except to discuss the new clinic in, ahem, CHINATOWN. But the article uses the same mealymouthed wording that I’m getting sick of “experts disagree” etc… But in spite of my quibbles, I’m extremely pleased that acupuncture is becoming more…
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