Tag: Heart Rate Variability
Needleless Transcutaneous Acupuncture Gives Good Results for Constipation in Animal Studies
A related article came up on my feed and I found this older article while researching. Both Electroacupuncture and transcutaneous stimulation without needles improved transit times and parasympathetic activity. I’m surprised at this, but, I suppose I shouldn’t be. I’m surprised because I do think that acupuncture needle acupuncture is a more effective treatment than…
Read MoreStress and Tinnitus; Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Attenuates Tinnitus-Triggered Stress Reaction
Study from Helsinki on 171 patients. (Impressive! Especially given Finland’s small size.) It has a measure I’ve never seen before. ie. “HRV age”. Apparently the TAVNS decreased the patients’ HRV age by 9 years. Full article here. Front Psychol . 2020 Sep 17;11:570196. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570196. eCollection 2020. Stress and Tinnitus; Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation…
Read MoreEffect of Yoga Therapy on Disease Activity, Inflammatory Markers, and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
This article looks at two aspects of treatment and health that I’m deeply interested in. One is the autonomic nervous system and HRV specifically. The other is the immune system and inflammatory markers. Acupuncture, also, affects inflammatory markers and HRV, as attentive readers of this blog know! Yoga for inflammation and HRV 6.15.2020 The Journal…
Read MoreHeart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016787601730421X International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 131, September 2018, Pages 131-138 Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study Author links open overlay panelLucaCarnevaliabJulian F.ThayercJos F.BrosschotdCristinaOttavianiae https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.11.002Get rights and content Highlights • The interplay between rumination, heart rate variability, and depressive symptoms is examined in healthy individuals. • Resting…
Read MoreSpectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Trigger-Point Acupuncture of Various Muscles
This group saw an increase in parasympathetic activity during trigger point acupuncture. This is probably a nonspecific effect of needling, but of significance nonetheless!! Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Trigger-Point Acupuncture of Various Muscles Yoji Kitagawa Published Online: 27 Apr 2020 https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2020.1414 Tools Share Abstract Objective: The aim of this research was to…
Read MoreComplexity and Aging
As readers know, I’m focused on Heart Rate Variability in the clinic. It is a perfect example of the complexity this author is talking about. Within bounds, more variability in heart rate is healthier and and leads to more resilience. I wonder about this quite a bit, whether people’s habits get more routine with age. …
Read MorePulse of Inflammation. HRV and the cholinergic pathway
Pulse of Inflammation. Heart Rate Variability, the cholinergic pathway, and Implications for therapy This paper is not new, but I was unaware of it before. Tracey outlines some of the correlations between HRV and cytokine levels. He makes the case that some diseases that are characterized by elevated cytokines, such as rheumatoid arthritis, may have…
Read MoreBiomarkers for TAVNS
This article looks at various biomarkers for TAVNS and whether it actually stimulates the vagus nerve. Psychophysiology. 2020 Mar 23:e13571. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13571. [Epub ahead of print] Moving beyond belief: A narrative review of potential biomarkers for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. Burger AM1,2, D’Agostini M1, Verkuil B3, Van Diest I1. Author information 1 Health Psychology Research…
Read MoreImpact of sex and depressed mood on the central regulation of cardiac autonomic function
I think it reads better using “gender” not “sex”. But the conclusion is interesting nonetheless. I didn’t realize that depression and other mental conditions were more correlated with heart disease in women than men. I’m glad they included HFnorm values, something I can understand. The full article is behind a paywall, so not available to…
Read MoreSubmission to INS International Neuromodulation Society Conference, Paris
ABstract INS 2020 I will post this here. With all the uncertainty about Covid 19, the conference may be canceled anyway. For references, please click on link above Improving autonomic balance by decreasing sympathetic activity and increasing parasympathetic activity is of intense interest in the research community. Improved autonomic balance reduces inflammation implicated in medical…
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