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Brain Physiology Behind Electroacupuncture’s Modulating Effect on Blood Pressure
Nice. This article appears in Nature, quite a coup. There is a lot about this paper that surprises me. Perhaps I’m just not familiar enough with this type of experimental set up, and haven’t been aware of these studies. What they found was that naloxone interfered with the suppression of blood pressure by electroacupuncture…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Endometriosis Review
Thomas Lundeberg does very thorough and thoughtful research. Nice resource article to have on hand. J Pain Res. 2016; 9: 157–165. Published online 2016 Mar 24. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S55580 PMCID: PMC4818044 Is acupuncture effective in the treatment of pain in endometriosis? Iréne Lund1 and Thomas Lundeberg2 Introduction Endometriosis is a multifactorial, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory gynecological condition –…
Read MoreKnee Pain, PTSD, Stress: Clinical Case Study
This story is probably not over but illustrates a few different issues I’m tackling. This patient is well over 60, in a competitive high powered job. She has had health issues over time, accidents and trauma in particular. She came in because of knee pain, but it was clear that there were system issues, too….
Read MoreStudy on Acupuncture and Aging: Telomeres
This is so great. A group is going to give intensive acupuncture for 8 weeks to patients with various ailments and look at their telomeres before and after. This is just the kind of data we need to show the profound benefits of acupuncture. HRV is correlated with telomere length, but I haven’t made a…
Read MoreClinical Case: Post Concussion Headache
This data is from a patient I’ve seen for many months. She had very quick response to acupuncture, but looking at her stress response LF/HF it was harder to see a decisive relaxation response. I really expected to see something more since she had quick and definitive improvement. You see some relaxation response during treatment,…
Read MoreClinical Case Study: Complexity and Parasympathetic
I’ve been focusing on getting my presentation ready for the Anaheim AAMA conference coming up. But, as usual, when diving into any new research in my field, I’ve encountered some new perspectives that have been thought provoking. I’ve been in correspondence with Xavier Bornas who has done interesting work on Flight Phobia and HRV-no acupuncture-…
Read MoreAutonomic Function, HRV, in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
This article looks at autonomic balance before and after a series of 12 acupuncture sessions. (Update: full article text here.)What they say is that the patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis have a higher resting heart rate to start, and blunted cardiovascular response to cold pressor test. This is fascinating to me since one of the…
Read MoreSleep Disorders Contribution Published
Here is a link to the final publication in December. Alternative and Complementary Therapies’ column entitled: “Clinical Roundup: Selected Treatment Options for Sleep Disorders,” Volume 20, Number 6, December 2014.SPARROW-CR-A
Read MorePresentation for UCSF Osher Center Research Meeting
I was invited to present my recent research at the UCSF Osher Center monthy morning research meeting on January 28th, 2015 Power point here, for anyone interested….UCSF Presentation January 2015
Read MoreNeurobiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture
A series of articles about the science and neurobiology of acupuncture treatment. The summary is here. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014; 2014: 765068. Published online Nov 27, 2014. doi: 10.1155/2014/765068 PMCID: PMC4265683 Neurobiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture 2014 Lijun Bai, 1 , * Richard E. Harris, 2 Jian Kong, 3 Lixing Lao, 4 , 5 Vitaly Napadow, 6 and Baixiao Zhao 7 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Acupuncture is currently gaining…
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