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The History of Liquid Ear Acupuncture and the Current Scientific State of the Art

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacopuncture, 2016
This short review article presents a current overview of existing publications and scientific results regarding liquid (ear) acupuncture. The injection of liquids into defined acupuncture points of the ear is not a method commonly used in the Western ...
Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher
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The combined application of ear acupuncture in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: A meta-analysis

open access: yesHeliyon
Objective: Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the clinical efficacy of auricular acupressure in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. Methods: Randomised controlled trials (RCTS) on the treatment of allergic rhinitis with ear acupuncture were searched by ...
Shihui Cheng   +7 more
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NADA Ear Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture for Pain- and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Prospective Clinical Trial

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association)-standardized ear acupuncture protocol in comparison to medical acupuncture (MA) in the treatment of chronic ...
Monika Rybicka   +7 more
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Action of ear acupuncture in people with chronic pain in the spinal column: a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objectives: to assess the action of ear acupuncture on disability and tissue temperature in people with chronic pain in the spinal column. Method: a clinical trial with a sample of 110 people, randomized into three groups: Treatment, Placebo and Control.
Caroline de Castro Moura   +5 more
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The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol, auricular acupuncture to support patients with substance abuse and behavioral health disorders: current perspectives

open access: yesSubstance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2016
Elizabeth B Stuyt,1 Claudia A Voyles2 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Pueblo, CO, 2Department of Clinical Studies, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Austin, TX, USA Abstract: The National ...
Stuyt EB, Voyles CA
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Gender Differences in Laser Acupuncture—Results of a Crossover Study with Green and Yellow Laser at the Ear Point Shenmen [PDF]

open access: yesMedicines, 2018
Background: One of the most commonly used auricular acupuncture points selected for different pain treatment regimens is Shenmen. This point on the ear has been recognized as having a wide number of applications, as found by scientific investigation ...
Daniela Litscher   +6 more
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The effects of acupuncture on the inner ear originated tinnitus.

open access: yesJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2011
Tinnitus is a chronic and bothering problem which in some patients may lead to some psychological reactions. While tinnitus may be caused due to some definable structural abnormalities, sometimes no structural etiologic defect can be found. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of acupuncture on the inner ear originated tinnitus in the ...
Mehrdad Rogha   +2 more
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Comparing the treatment effectiveness of body acupuncture and auricular acupuncture in preoperative anxiety treatment

open access: yesJournal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2011
Background: Preoperative anxiety has become more frequent in preoperative patients and can bring negative impact on operation outcomes. Many studies have reported the effect of body acupuncture in reducing anxiety syndromes.
Shengjun Wu   +4 more
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The problem of metal needles in acupuncture-fMRI studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Acupuncture is a therapy based on sensory stimulation of the human body by means of metal needles. The exact underlying mechanisms of acupuncture have not been clarified so far. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become an important tool
Beißner, Florian   +5 more
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Ear acupuncture as an adjunct in a treatment protocol for anorexia nervosa : utilization rate and nurses’ experience

open access: yes, 2022
Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening illness. Sometimes long inpatient treatment is necessary, increasing the anxiety that comes with hospitalization and the necessary weight gain.
Landgren, Kajsa,, Landgren, Kajsa
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