Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1
1.1 Historical Overview
2
1.2 Effects of Auricular Acupuncture
3
2 Clinical Equipment and Practice
Management
9
2.1 Tips for Everyday Clinical Work
10
2.2 Tools for Point Location
12
2.3 Examination Hammers
13
2.4 Other Tools
15
2.5 Needles
17
3 Methods and Techniques
21
3.1 Point Location
22
3.2 Needling
27
4 Auricular Laser Treatments
31
4.1 Introduction
32
4.2 Clinical Practice
35
4.3 Technical Variations
38
5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic
Principles
45
5.1 Medical History
46
5.2 Physcial Examination
47
5.3 Patient Position
48
5.4 Which Side to Treat
48
5.5 Point Variations
49
5.6 Time Considerations
54
5.7 Interference Fields
56
5.8 Imbalances between the Cerebral
Hemispheres
61
5.9 Further Obstacles to Treatment
62
5.10 Emergencies
65
6 Point Locations
67
6.1 Spine
68
6.2 Musculoskeletal System
71
6.3 Skull
76
6.4 Inner Organs
80
6.5 Urogenital System
86
6.6 Hormonal Points
88
6.7 Analgesic and Medication-analogous
Points
90
6.8 Psycho-emotional Points
92
6.9 Vegetative and Sympathetic Groove 95
6.10 Extra Points
98
6.11 Points on the Posterior Ear
100
6.12 Point Axes
103
6.13 New Point Locations on the Ear
110
7 The Treatment of Pain with Auricular
Acupuncture
123
7.1 Acute Musculoskeletal Pain
124
7.2 Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
154
7.3 Headaches
166
7.4 Migraines
173
7.5 Neuralgias
182
8 Further Indications
185
8.1 Cardiovascular Disorders
186
8.2 Respiratory Disorders
198
8.3 Gastrointestinal Disorders
210
8.4 Urogenital Disorders
234
8.5 Skin Disorders
248
8.6 Allergic Diseases
254
8.7 Eye Disorders
260
8.8 Addictions
264
8.9 Metabolic Disorders
272
8.10 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
280
8.11 Neurological Disorders
294
8.12 Neurovegetative Disorders
302
8.13 Psychological Disorders
316
8.14 Anxiety Disorders
326
8.15 Paediatric Disorders
332
9 Practice of Auricular Acupuncture
by Different Schools
339
9.1 Differences
340
9.2 Concurrences
342
9.3 Individual Specialties of various
Schools
344
