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auricular acupuncture

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Auricular acupuncture
Acupuncture using only points found on the ears.
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auricular acupuncture,
acupuncture performed using points on the ear that have been mapped to specific anatomic areas of the body.


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With Niemtzow and two other doctors, Pock wrote a case study, published in March in the journal Medical Acupuncture, that described how auricular acupuncture changed the life of a 55-year-old woman.
[8] Kleinkort and Foley, in three case studies, reported pain relief in one patient with foot pain, one with headache, and one with forearm pain, following a series of laser treatments to body and auricular acupuncture points.
Sixty-seven healthy adults, aged 18 to 39 years, were assigned randomly to one of four groups: 1) the Auricular Group (n = 17) received TENS to auricular acupuncture points, 2) the Somatic Group (n = 17) received TENS to somatic acupuncture points, 3) the Combined Group (n = 17) received TENS to both auricular and somatic acupuncture points, and 4) the Control Group (n = 16) received no TENS and served as controls.
 
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