Auricular Acupuncture with Laser

Abstract

Auricular acupuncture is a method which has been successfully used in various fields of medicine especially in the treatment of pain relief. The introduction of lasers especially low-level lasers into medicine brought besides the already existing stimulation with needles and electricity an additional technique to auricular acupuncture. This literature research looks at the historical background, the development and the anatomical and neurological aspects of auricular acupuncture in general and auricular laser acupuncture in detail. Preliminary scientific findings on auricular acupuncture with laser have been described in detail and discussed critically in this review article. The results of the studies have shown evidence of the effect of auricular laser acupuncture. However, a comparison of these studies was impossible due to their different study designs. The most important technical as well as study parameters were described in detail in order to give more sufficient evidence and to improve the quality of future studies.

The Mechanism Of Auriculotherapy: A Case Report Based On The Fractal Structure Of Meridian System

“…It was considered, in general, that there was a possible somatotopic organization of the ear with direct relation to the human body and can be functioned through the branches of pairs of cranial nerves innervating the whole ear. In consequence, the stimulation of auricular points in the ear could generate effects in specific parts of the body (Round et al, 2013). This theory seems to be conformable to the aforementioned theory of Chang (Chang, 2012).…”

“…This technique was originally developed in France by the neurologist and acupuncturist Paul Nogier about 70 years ago. Recently, this French auriculotherapy has been identified as a possible body mapping on the ear with remarkable consistency with respect to anatomic and embryological considerations (Round et al, 2013). In this theory, the ''inverted fetus'' was represented by the musculoskeletal or mesodermal projections on the upper aspect of the ear, including the anti-helix, scaphoid fossa, and triangular fossa according to Nogier studies (Nogier, 2009, Round et al, 2013.…”

“…Recently, this French auriculotherapy has been identified as a possible body mapping on the ear with remarkable consistency with respect to anatomic and embryological considerations (Round et al, 2013). In this theory, the ''inverted fetus'' was represented by the musculoskeletal or mesodermal projections on the upper aspect of the ear, including the anti-helix, scaphoid fossa, and triangular fossa according to Nogier studies (Nogier, 2009, Round et al, 2013. It was considered, in general, that there was a possible somatotopic organization of the ear with direct relation to the human body and can be functioned through the branches of pairs of cranial nerves innervating the whole ear.…”

Managing Pain with Laser Acupuncture

“…Even though acupuncture has been proven to be effective for many therapeutic applications, metal needling is not widely accepted owing to fear of possible contamination or transcutaneous lesions [4]. Consequently, following the theory of TCM, the use of low-level laser on acupuncture points has been developed as a new therapeutic approach called laser acupuncture (LA) [5,6].…”

Effectiveness of combined laser-puncture and conventional wound care to accelerate diabetic foot ulcer healing

“…10 Application of laser-puncture for wound healing would be shorter in time compared to conventional acupuncture. [9][10][11] However, clinical studies on the effects of laser-puncture in promoting ulcer repair have never been conducted in Indonesia. Therefore, the objective of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of combined laser-puncture and conventional wound treatment compared to sham laser-puncture and conventional wound treatment on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers.…”