Tag: Autonomic Nervous System
Auricular Acupuncture Lowers Induction Dose for of Anesthesia
In this study, auricular acupuncture decreased the induction dose required for general surgery. They also clearly delineate their theory that this likely due to the effect of vagal activity, which I monitor daily in the acupuncture clinic… Med Acupunct. 2019 Apr 1;31(2):103-108. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.1327. Epub 2019 Apr 15. Effect of Auricular Acupuncture on Propofol Induction…
Read MoreWarm Needle Acupuncture Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Animals
This study looks at moxibustion, warm needle moxibustion in elderly rats to see effect on their gonads. It appears that there is an anti-aging effect in the testes which originates in the pituitary. Since the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis is key in stress response, this, of course interests me. Also because of acupuncture’s claims in leading…
Read MoreAuricular Acupuncture at the “Shenmen” and “Point Zero” Points Induced Parasympathetic Activation
This is an article from 2013, so not new, but shows that auricular acupuncture improves HRV (stress levels) after hemicolectomy which is major surgery! No idea if this has ever been repeated, but interesting nonetheless. Increasingly patients are asking for ear tacks, a form of wearable auricular acupuncture, maybe they are perceiving this decrease in…
Read MoreMechanism of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Ileus Induced by Surgical Stress in Rats
I’m trying, most likely in vain, to prepare a journal article on my HRV findings due May 14th. This paper has some fascinating data and is pertinent to my project. The full article is here.mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative ileus Med Acupunct. 2019 Apr 1;31(2):109-115. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.1322. Epub 2019 Apr 15. Mechanism of Electroacupuncture on…
Read MoreStress reduction Na.Am Edition: Tales from the Clinic
This is data from a patient who I’ve treated in the past. She always has a profound sense of calm and relaxation from treatment. So the data shows a decrease in stress during treatment and some reduction over time. If you also notice, she has a pronounced increase in her stress levels during needling. This…
Read MoreStress Reduction: St.Jo. Edition Tales from the Clinic
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This is data from a new patient who presents with a few conditions, bladder irritability and anxiety among others. This is the data from her first four visits. As you can see it shows (with the exception of the second visit) a decrease during treatment…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Histamine-Induced Itch: Association With Increased Parasympathetic Tone and Connectivity of Putamen-Midcingulate Cortex.
Of course I love this study since it validates my original finding that acupuncture responders have a pronounced, demonstrable stress reduction in contrast to acupuncture non-responders. Studies seldom differentiate between responders and non-responders, just looking for overall response in the group. full article here The points used were LI11, Sp 10, PC6, HT 7, St36….
Read MoreApplication of heart rate variability in acupuncture research (Review Article in Chinese)
This is an article I would love to be able to read, but alas, can’t get it. The conclusions match mine on the topic. Where they say “interference factors”, I might say “confounding factors”. Where they say observation index, I might say “biomarker.” However, various interference factors for HRV measurement and diverse methods for data…
Read MoreRAVANS:TAVNS exhalation synchronized stimulation
This study by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, looks at TAVNS (type of ear stim I use in the clinic) and the effect of timing with breathing, exhalation versus inhalation. They are also able to calculate second by second HF HRV. This detailed level of HRV monitoring is way beyond my capabilities. It gives me…
Read MoreHRV and Correlation with Inflammation
I had no idea there were so many studies on HRV and inflammation! This study examines the parameters of HRV that most closely correlate with inflammation. They find that SDNN and HF (high frequency) activity correlate most highly with inflammation. I don’t typically measure SDNN. sigh. Guess I better start! Brain Behav Immun. 2019…
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