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Acupuncture
Published in W. John Diamond, The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicine, 2017
Acupuncture of the ear has been practiced by the Chinese for centuries. In the early 1950s Paul Nogier of France standardized the practice by systematically mapping the ear and elucidated the underlying neuroanatomy and physiology of auriculotherapy. His interest was piqued by the observation of ear cautery for sciatica in Algerians working in Southern France. The ear represents one of the more useful reflex somatotopic systems that we will deal with in acupuncture. The other two important ones are Korean Hand Acupuncture and Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture.
The Relaxation SystemTherapeutic Modalities
Published in Len Wisneski, The Scientific Basis of Integrative Health, 2017
Auriculotherapy, or auricular therapy, has been used by the Chinese since antiquity and was given new life by a French physician, Paul Nogier, in the late 1940s. The theory holds that points on the ear correlate to various locations throughout the body (Chen, 1993). In its original form, traditional acupuncture needles are applied to the ears to treat pain, dyslexia, and addictions. Many practitioners in Russia apply lasers to acupuncture points on the ear to reduce pain at distal sites. While in some instances needle auricular acupuncture may be more effective than laser, laser has the benefit of being pain free and nontraumatic, particularly for children (Brockhaus and Elger, 1990; Schlager et al., 1998; Wong and Fung, 1991). Most of the research that has been conducted on the technique is related to pain reduction, including pain from cancer (Alimi et al., 2000; King et al., 1990; Lewis et al., 1990). Auriculotherapy may be effective for SAD as well as stress syndrome.
Auriculotherapy to manage chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer: a systematic review
Published in Progress in Palliative Care, 2023
Eliza M. das C. Paiva, Sijia Zhu, Yuan Chi, Ramon A. Oliveira, Caroline de C. Moura, Ana Cláudia M. Garcia
Non-pharmacological strategies are recommended as complementary therapies in the management of CINV.2 Although more research is still needed, acupuncture has been considered for the management of common symptoms in people in palliative care, including people with cancer.4 In this context, auriculotherapy stands out, an ancient technique stemming from Traditional Chinese Medicine, which uses the stimulation of ear points for systemic diagnosis and treatment of several diseases and health conditions.5,6 Its mechanisms of action can be explained through the relationship between the ear and the autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrine system, neuroimmunological factors, neuroinflammation, neural reflex, and antioxidation, and also due to the fact that this body structure is innervated by spinal and cranial nerves.7 Currently, auriculotherapy is recognized as an important therapeutic resource worldwide, being increasingly integrated into healthcare by several professional classes, including nurses.5