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Clinical Study on Auricular Acupoint Penetration Needling along the Skin for Treatment of A Variety of Pain Syndrome and Dysfunction

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JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 169-172

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JOURNAL TRADITIONAL CHINESE MED
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6272(11)60034-4

Keywords

auricular acupuncture; point-through-point method; cervical spondylopathy; periarthritis of shoulder; pain in waist and lower extremities; migraine; stroke sequel; soft tissue injury

Funding

  1. Hebei Medical University [030015]
  2. TCM Administration Department of Hebei Province [05032, 200657]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81072883]
  4. Acup-mox key discipline of State TCM Administration Bureau of China

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This paper is a summary of clinical studies on auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin for treatment of pain and dysfunction in recent 10 years. Auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin was used to observe rapid analgesic effects and clinical efficacy on cervical spondylopathy, periarthritis of shoulder, pain in waist and lower extremities, migraine, and other peripheral neuropathic pain, and stroke sequels, soft tissue injury, and so on. Self-control method was used in the studies at the first stage, and clinically randomized control trial methodwas used for systematic comparison with other therapies at the second stage. Results indicated that the auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin had obviously clinical effects on cervical spondylopathy, periarthritis of shoulder, pain in waist and lower extremities, migraine, soft tissue injuries and stroke sequels, with a better rapid analgesic effect as compared with ear perpendicular needling method.

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