View the recording of our AI-PAMI Health Care Provider Presentation: “An Introduction to Auricular Acupuncture for Pain Management” originally presented on February 18, 2022. Hear from Irene Estores, MD, Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Florida. Dr. Estores discusses the origination of auriculotherapy, or auricular acupuncture, and gives an introduction to the protocol and acupoint zones used in this therapy. She also reviews recent research to explore the evidence-base.
Table of Contents
- Auriculotherapy for Chronic Pain
- Defining Auriculotherapy
- History of Auriculotherapy
- Neurologic Mechanisms
- Evidence-Base for Auricular Acupuncture Modalities
- Building the Evidence: Research and Clinical
Resources:
- Ear Acupuncture in European Traditional Medicine
- Auriculotherapy Manual
- Auriculotherapy for Chronic Cervical Pain
- Effects of auricular acupressure on pain and disability in adults with chronic neck pain
- Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points is more effective than conventional manual auricular acupuncture in chronic cervical pain: a pilot study
- Analgesic effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain: a randomized, blinded, controlled trial
- Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors
- Battlefield Acupuncture
- Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Longitudinal, One-Group, Open Pilot Trial
- Auricular acupuncture for spinal cord injury related neuropathic pain: a pilot controlled clinical trial