Auriculotherapy in the treatment of individuals affected by work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmd) / repetitive strain injuries (RSI) (2222 Araújo APS, Zampar R, Pinto SME. Auriculoterapia no tratamento de indíviduos acometidos por distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho (dort)/ lesões por esforços repetitivos (ler). Arq Ciên Saúde Unipar. 2006;10(1):35-42. doi: 10.25110/arqsaude.v10i1.2006.140 https://doi.org/10.25110/arqsaude.v10i1....
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Before and after clinical trial LE = 3 Year: 2006 |
Work-related diseases (WRD) |
Participants: 12 (workers) Duration: Ten sessions (twice a week) |
Apex of the ear, shen men, kidney, sympathetic, liver, spleen-pancreas, points related to painful areas |
Rapeseed seeds |
Evaluation: Visual Analog Scale Result: reduction of pain (p <0.001) |
Evaluation of atrial acupressure in painful shoulder syndrome: a case study (2323 Zanelatto AP. Avaliação da acupressão auricular na Síndrome do Ombro Doloroso: estudo de caso. Rev Bras Enferm. 2013;66(5):694-701. doi: 10.1590/S0034-71672013000500009 https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-7167201300...
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Case study LE = 6 Year: 2013 |
Painful shoulder syndrome |
Participants: 1 (military police) Duration: 12 sessions (weekly) |
Shen men, kidney, sympathetic, shoulder, shoulder joint and clavicle |
Crystal spheres |
Evaluation: Penn Shoulder Score Result: pain reduction and sleep improvement |
Exercise and Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Low-back Pain: A Feasibility Randomized-Controlled Trial (2424 Hunter RH, McDonough SM, Bradbury I, Liddle SD, Walsh DM, Dhamija S, et al. Exercise and Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Low-back Pain: a Feasibility Randomized-controlled Trial. Clin J Pain. 2012;28(3):259-67. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3182274018 https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0b013e318227...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2012 |
Lower back |
Participants: 51 (students) Duration: 12 weeks (6 faceto-face and 6 telephone support) |
Shen men, lumbar spine and cushion
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Intervention: auriculotherapy (semi-permanent needles) and physical exercise Control: physical exercise |
Evaluation: Oswestry Disability Questionnaire; Analogic visual scale Result: reduction of pain; and use of pain relief medication in the intervention group (73.9%) |
Multimodal Care in the Management of a Patient with Chronic Tendinopathy of the Biceps Femoris: a Case Report (2525 Martin BR. Multimodal Care in the management of a patient with chronic tendinopathy of the bíceps femoris: a case report. J Chiropr Med. 2017;16(2):156-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2017.01.006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcm.2017.01.00...
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Case study LE = 6 Year: 2017 |
Right femoral muscle |
Participants: 1 (patient) Duration: Eight sessions (twice a week) and three sessions (weekly) |
Apex of the ear, shen men, sympathetic, liver, spleen, kidney, liver yang, hip |
Auriculotherapy combined with dry needling |
Evaluation: Numerical Pain Scale Result: reduction of pain, fatigue, symptoms of anxiety and tension; and improving sleep quality |
Electrical Stimulation of Auricular Acupuncture Points Is More Effective Than Conventional Manual Auricular Acupuncture in Chronic Cervical Pain: A Pilot Study (2626 Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Szeles JC, Scharbert G, Michalek-Sauberer A, Kober A, Heinze G, et al. Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points is more effective than conventional manual auricular acupuncture in chronic cervical pain: a pilot study. Anesth Analog [Internet]. 2003 [cited 2019 May 6];97(5):1469-73. Available from: https://mail.vagusdent.gr/images/PDF/Klinikes-dokimes/anesth_analg_2003-97.pdf https://mail.vagusdent.gr/images/PDF/Kli...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2003 |
Cervical |
Participants: 21 (patients) Duration: Six sessions (weekly) |
Shen men, cervical spine and cushion
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Intervention: electroacupuncture Control: auriculotherapy (semi-permanent needles) |
Evaluation: Visual Analog Scale Result: greater reduction in chronic cervical pain and medication use; improvement in sleep quality and psychological well-being in the intervention group, when compared to control (p <0.05) |
The Short- and Long-Term Benefit in Chronic Low Back Pain Through Adjuvant Electrical Versus Manual Auricular Acupuncture (2727 Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Scharbert G, Kozek-Langenecker SA, Szeles JC, Finster G, Schiesser AW, et al. The short-and long-term benefit in chronic low back pain through adjuvant electrical versus manual auricular acupuncture. Anesth Analog [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2019 May 6];98(5):1359-64. Available from: https://www.dyansys.com/sites/default/files/anesthesia-acupuncture-back-pain.pdf https://www.dyansys.com/sites/default/fi...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2004 |
Lower back |
Participants: 61 (patients) Duration: Six sessions (weekly) |
Shen men, lumbar spine and cushion
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Intervention: electroacupuncture Control: auriculotherapy (semi-permanent needles) |
Evaluation: Visual Analog Scale Result: greater pain reduction in the intervention group, when compared to control (p < 0.001) and medication use (p < 0.001); improvement in psychological wellbeing and sleep |
Effect of a single session of ear acupuncture on pain intensity and postural control in individuals with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial (2828 Ushinohama A, Cunha BP, Costa LOP, Barela AMF, Freitas PB. Effect of a single session of ear acupuncture on pain intensity and postural control in individuals with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016;20(4):328-35. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0158 https://doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.01...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2016 |
Lower back |
Participants: 80 (patients) Duration: One session |
Shen men, lumbar spine and cushion
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Intervention: auriculotherapy (semipermaning needles) Control: ultrasound on but not activated |
Evaluation: Numerical Pain Scale Result: greater pain reduction in the intervention group when compared to the control group (p = 0.032) |
Auricular therapy for chronic pain management in adults: A synthesis of evidence (2929 Zhao HJ, Tan JY, Wang T, Jin L. Auricular therapy for chronic pain management in adults: a synthesis of evidence. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2015;21(2):68-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.03.006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.03.0...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis LE = 1 Year: 2015 |
Chronic pains |
Participants: 12 to 265 (patients) Duration: One to 12 weeks |
Most used: shen men
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Vaccaria seeds and semi-permanent needles (electrostimulation) |
Evaluation: Visual Analogue Scale; Numerical Pain Scale Result: reduced intensity of chronic low back pain and tension headaches |
Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (1414 Yang LH, Duan PB, Hou QM, Du SZ, Sun JF, Mei SJ, et al. Efficacy of auricular acupressure for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2017.1-14. doi: 10.1155/2017/6383649 https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6383649...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis LE = 1 Year: 2017 |
Lower back |
Participants: 19 to 74 (adult patients) Duration: Two to 12 weeks |
Most used: shen men, subcortex, lumbosacral region, liver, kidney and sympathetic |
Vaccaria seeds and metal spheres |
Evaluation: Visual Analog Scale, Verbal Rating Scale, Brief Pain Inventory Short Form Result: pain reduction (p < 0.001) |
Evaluation of the immediate effect of auricular acupuncture on pain and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: A randomized, single-blinded, sham-controlled, crossover study (3030 Silva ACO, Biasotto-Gonzalez DA, Dos Santos DM, Melo NC, Gomes CAFP, Amorim CF et al. Evaluation of the immediate effect of auricular acupuncture on pain and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: A randomized, single-blinded, sham-controlled, crossover study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015.1-8. doi: 10.1155/2015/523851 https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/523851...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2015 |
Músculo trapézio e cervicalgia unspecific |
Participantes: 24 (pacientes) Duration: One session |
Grupo-intervenção: Cintura escapular e ombro Placebo: regions that were unrelated to the outcome |
Intervenção: agulhas semipermanentes Placebo: semipermanent needles |
Avaliação: Escala Numérica da Dor Result: pain reduction (p <0.001) in both groups |
Longitudinal changes in the disability level of the elders with low back pain after auriculotherapy (3131 Suen LKP, Wong EMC. Longitudinal changes in the disability level of the elders with low back pain after auriculotherapy. Complement Ther Med. 2008;16(1):28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.09.002 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2007.09.0...
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Randomized controlled clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2008 |
Backache |
Participants: 60 (elderly patients) Duration: Three sessions (weekly) |
Shen men, kidney, bladder, region, lumbosacral region, liver, spleen and coccyx |
Intervention: magnetic spheres Control: vaccaria seed |
Evaluation: Aberdeen low back pain disability scale Result: the intervention group showed greater pain reduction, improved physical and functional capacity and abilities (p <0.001) when compared to the control group |
Auriculotherapy on low back pain in the elderly (3232 Suen LKP, Wong TKS, Chung JWY, Yip VYB. Auriculotherapy on low back pain in the elderly. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2007;13(1):63-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.10.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.10.0...
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Randomized controlled clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2007 |
Backache |
Participants: 60 (elderly patients) Duration: Three sessions (weekly) |
Shen men, kidney, bladder, lumbosacral region, liver, spleen and coccyx |
Intervention: magnetic spheres Control: vaccaria seed |
Rating: Chinese Pain Intensity Verbal Rating Scale Result: the intervention group showed greater pain reduction when compared to the control group (p <0.001) |
Effects of auricular acunpucture on chonic pain in people with back musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized clinical trial (3333 Moura CC, Chaves ECL, Chianca TCM, Ruginsk SG, Nogueira DA, Iunes DH. Effects of auricular acunpucture on chonic pain in people with back musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized clinical trial. Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2019;53:e03418. doi: 10.1590/s1980-220x2018009003418 https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x201800...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2019 |
Pain in the spine |
Participants: 110 (adults and the elderly) Duration: Five sessions (weekly) |
Intervention group: Shen men, kidney, sympathetic nerve, points of restoring energy balance, cervical, thoracic and / or lumbar vertebrae Placebo group: Eye point |
Intervention and placebo: semipermanent needles Control: received no intervention |
Evaluation: Brief Inventory of Pain; digital algometry Result: there was a reduction in pain intensity in the intervention and placebo group between the initial and final evaluation (p < 0.05), and in the intervention group between the initial and follow-up evaluation (p < 0.05) |
Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Pain and Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial (3434 Garner BK, Hopkinson SG, Ketz AK, Landis CA, Trego LL. Auricular acupuncture for chronic pain and insomnia: a randomized clinical trial. Med Acupunct. 2018;30(5):262-72. doi: 10.1089/acu.2018.1294. https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2018.1294...
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Randomized clinical trial LE = 2 Year: 2018 |
Chronic pains
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Participants: 45 active and / or retired military personnel Duration: 1 session |
Cingulate Gyrus, Thalamus point, Omega 2, Point Zero and Shenmen
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Intervention: semipermanent needle Control: actigraph device (noninvasive method to monitor human rest / activity cycles) |
Assessment: Brief Inventory of Pain Result: the intervention group showed greater reduction in pain (p = 0.001), insomnia (p = 0.018) and better satisfaction with life (p = 0.007) when compared to the control group |