How does Auriculotherapy work?
HOW DOES AURICULOTHERAPY WORK?
By Acupuncture Wu Wei Posted February 27, 2018
Who does not know the auriculotherapy
It may be surprising to see someone with little tape on their ear and ask "What happened to you?" and that he responds "I am quitting smoking with auriculotherapy".
HOW DOES AURICULOTHERAPY WORK?
The pinna is a microsystem, a part of the body that reflects the entire body. What does it mean to reflect the body? It means that if there is a pathology in an organ or limb, there is an area of the ear that corresponds to that part of the body and becomes more sensitive and painful. The reflex works in two directions: if we apply a stimulus to that region of the ear, a healing response is produced in the corresponding organ or limb. Thus, auriculotherapy is the application of stimuli in the microsystem of the pinna with therapeutic intent. There are other known microsystems in the body with therapeutic application, such as the foot and foot reflexology, the Korean hand and mannopuncture, the skull and craniopuncture.
The study of the atrium in Traditional Chinese Medicine is mentioned in the oldest medical text in the world, the Huang Di Nei Jing, dating back more than two thousand years. Data have been found that in ancient Egypt and Greece they also used some points. There are writings of doctors from the Middle Ages who cauterized a point in the ear to cure sciatica. Starting in 1950, the French doctors Nogier and Bourdiol reinvigorated the study of auriculotherapy by creating a cartography with the most important points and their relationship with the body's organs.
Advantages of auriculotherapy:
- It has quick effect in relieving pain and inflammation. You can read this clinical study in which auriculotherapy was used to relieve labor pain.
- No side effects if applied correctly. At best there may be minimal pain when inserting the needle. There may be a risk of infection if proper hygiene is not maintained or semi-permanent needles are left in too long. There are needle-free alternatives, such as laser stimulation.
- Easy to apply It is a comfortable and minimally invasive therapy. It can be practiced anywhere and if you don't have needles at hand you can stimulate the points by massaging with a match or a stick.
- Easy to learn. It is a therapy that despite being within the techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be studied on its own in a short time. And if you are already an acupuncturist, knowing it in depth allows you to improve your treatments. Learn it with us.
For which pathologies does it have a good result?
At Wu Wei Acupuncture we apply auriculotherapy a lot because we have experienced how powerful and effective it is. Sometimes we use it to complement acupuncture treatment, as it allows us to enhance the treatment or reach areas that only with acupuncture we could not treat. On other occasions we treat the problem exclusively with auriculotherapy.
With auriculotherapy you can try everything, which is especially known in:
Pain relief, both acute and chronic
Treatment of addictions
Overweight
Emotional problems: anxiety, stress, depression
Heartburn, indigestion, nausea
Gynecological and fertility problems
How are the points stimulated?
Different stimuli can be used. The most common are:
- Fine acupuncture needles that are applied during one session (20 - 30 minutes).
- Semi-permanent needles that are left in place (3 - 5 days).
- Vaccaria seeds, balls that stick with adhesive and stimulate by pressure.
- Metallic balls. They can be gold, silver and magnetized.
- Electrostimulation.
- To be.
- The semi-permanent stimuli are usually alternated ear in each session.
Do you want to know if your ailment would improve with auriculotherapy? Ask us for an appointment to receive a free diagnosis and we will talk about your case.
Article Author: Laura Pavón, Wu Wei Acupuncture Collaborator
