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

• Published in: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 169 - 172
• Main Author: 贾春生 马小顺 李晓峰 石晶 李常法 刘二军 郑丽娅 覃亮 许晓康
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Acupuncture Therapy - methods; Humans; Pain Management; Periarthritis - therapy; Skin; 临床效果; 功能障碍; 治疗; 疼痛; 皮肤; 综合征; 耳穴; 软组织损伤
• ISSN: 0255-2922
• DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6272(11)60034-4

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.