Abstract Title:
Auricular acupuncture for chronic back pain in adults: a systematic review and metanalysis.
Abstract Source:
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2019 Aug 19 ;53:e03461. Epub 2019 Aug 19. PMID: 31433010
Abstract Author(s):
Caroline de Castro Moura, Erika de Cássia Lopes Chaves, Ana Carolina Lima Ramos Cardoso, Denismar Alves Nogueira, Cissa Azevedo, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca
Article Affiliation:
Caroline de Castro Moura
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate randomized clinical trials on the action of auricular acupuncture for chronic back pain in adults, and to identify the most commonly used outcomes for assessing this condition, the protocol used for applying the intervention, and the efficacy of the therapy on pain intensity.
METHOD: A systematic review and a metanalysis were carried out between June 2017 and May 2018, based on the PubMed, CINAHL, PEDro, Embase, Scopus, and the Virtual Health Library databases. Reference lists of systematic reviews were also explored.
RESULTS: 427 studies were located, 15 included in the qualitative analysis, and seven in the quantitative analysis. Auricular acupuncture led to positive results in 80% of the studies. The most commonly used outcomes were pain intensity and quality, medication consumption, physical disability, and quality of life. There is a lack of protocol standardization for auricular acupuncture for chronic back pain. The metanalysis results showed that auricular acupuncture was effective in reducing pain intensity scores (p=0.038).
CONCLUSION: Auricular acupuncture is a promising practice for the treatment of chronic back pain in adults.
Article Published Date : Aug 18, 2019
Abstract Title:
Auricular Acupuncture Associated with Reduced Waist Circumference in Overweight Women-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 ;2019:6471560. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31929817
Abstract Author(s):
Felicity Lillingston, Paul Fields, Randall Waechter
Article Affiliation:
Felicity Lillingston
Abstract:
Obesity and subsequent ill health have reached epidemic proportions in developed countries, and many developing countries are on the same trajectory. Weight loss and sustaining a healthy weight have posed a significant challenge for individuals, patients, health-care providers, and public health experts. The literature suggests that dietary advice and lifestyle changes alone have limited sustainable impact for those who are seeking to achieve a healthy weight. Supplementary techniques to control weight, such as acupuncture and auricular acupuncture (AA), have shown mixed results and failed to clearly demonstrate a conclusive impact. This study aimed to provide clarity about the impact of AA on weight loss via a randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from patients to identify measurable girth reduction, weight loss, dietary choices, and mood changes over seven weekly sessions of AA ( = 30) versus sham needle as control ( = 28). Results demonstrated a large and highly significant AA treatment effect for reduced waist circumference over the course of the seven-week intervention. While the treatment effect for weight loss and BMI was not significant, this negative result may have been mediated by the relatively short duration of the study. Results also demonstrated a significant mood improvement across participants in both the AA intervention and control group as the intervention progressed. Further studies are required to determine if the reduction in waist circumference is driven specifically by the AA alone or in conjunction with improved mood. The results also have potentially significant implications for healthcare delivery in the fight against overweight and obesity.
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2018
Abstract Title:
Reducing Anxiety and Improving Engagement in Health Care Providers Through an Auricular Acupuncture Intervention.
Abstract Source:
Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2018 Mar/Apr;37(2):87-96. PMID: 29381504
Abstract Author(s):
Teresa M Buchanan, Patricia M Reilly, Carol Vafides, Patricia Dykes
Article Affiliation:
Teresa M Buchanan
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Stress and anxiety are experienced by health care providers as a consequence of caregiving and may result in physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes that negatively impact work engagement.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine whether auricular acupuncture can reduce provider anxiety and improve work engagement.
METHODS: Study participants received 5 auricular acupuncture sessions within a 16-week period utilizing the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol for treating emotional trauma. Each participant completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) prior to their first session and again after their fifth treatment.
RESULTS: Significant reductions were found in state and trait anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), as well as significant increases in the overall scores on the UWES as compared with baseline. Only the dedication subcategory of the UWES showed significant improvement.
CONCLUSIONS: Engagement has been linked to increased productivity and well-being and improved patient and organizational outcomes. Providing effective strategies such as auricular acupuncture to support health care providers in reducing anxiety in the workplace may improve engagement.
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2017
Abstract Title:
Auricular acupuncture for pre-exam anxiety in medical students: a prospective observational pilot investigation.
Abstract Source:
Acupunct Med. 2015 Oct 5. Epub 2015 Oct 5. PMID: 26438557
Abstract Author(s):
Catharina Klausenitz, Thomas Hesse, Henriette Hacker, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Taras Usichenko
Article Affiliation:
Catharina Klausenitz
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective for the treatment of preoperative anxiety. We aimed to study the feasibility and effects of AA on exam anxiety in a prospective observational pilot study.
METHODS: Healthy medical students received bilateral AA using indwelling fixed needles at points MA-IC1, MA-TF1, MA-SC, MA-AH7, and MA-T on the day before an anatomy exam. The needles were removed after the exam. Anxiety levels were measured using the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS-100) before and after the AA intervention and once again immediately before the exam. The duration of sleep on the night before the exam was recorded and compared to that over the preceding 1 week and 6 months (all through students' recollection). In addition, blood pressure, heart rate and the acceptability of AA to the students were recorded.
RESULTS: Ten students (all female) were included in the final analysis. All tolerated the needles well and stated they would wish to receive AA again for exam anxiety in the future. Exam anxiety measured using both STAI and VAS-100 decreased by almost 20% after AA.
CONCLUSIONS: AA was well accepted, the outcome measurement was feasible, and the results have facilitated the calculation of the sample size for a subsequent randomised controlled trial.
Article Published Date : Oct 04, 2015
Abstract Title:
[Clinical efficacy on vertebrobasilar insufficiency treated with auricular acupuncture].
Abstract Source:
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2014 Dec ;34(12):1161-4. PMID: 25876341
Abstract Author(s):
Zun-Hua Shu, Guo-Qiang Wang, Ming-Quan Li, Xiu-Ge Wang
Article Affiliation:
Zun-Hua Shu
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy on vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) between auricular acupuncture therapy and oral administration of medicine.
METHODS: Sixty patients of VBI were randomized into an auricular acupuncture therapy group and a medicine group, 30 cases in each one. In the auricular acupuncture group, acupuncture was applied bilaterally to gan (CO12) and jiejie (HX8) on the ears and needles were retained for 15 min. After needle withdrawal, the vaccariae semen were fixed with plaster at naogan (AT3, 4i), zhen (AT3), jing (AH12), shen (CO10) and pi (CO13) on the ears. In the medicine group, flunarizine hydrochloride capsules (Sibelium), 5mg were prescribed for oral administration, once every night. The treatment lasted continuously for 2 weeks (14 days) in the two groups. In 2 weeks, the clinical efficacy was assessed and the transcranial doppler (TCD) examination was performed.
RESULTS: After treatment, the symptom scores were all apparently reduced in the patients of the two groups (P<0.01, P<0.05). Compared with the medicine group, the reduced score was much more obvious in the auricular acupuncture group (P<0.05), indicating the significant difference. After treatment, with TCD examination, the blood velocity was increased to different degrees in the patients of low velocity type in the auricular acupuncture group and the medicine group; that was reduced to different degrees in the patients of high velocity type in the auricular acupuncture group and the medicine group. All of them were different significantly as compared with those before treatment (all P<0.05). But the difference was not significant between the two groups (both P>0.05). In comparison of clinical efficacy between the two groups, the effective rate was 93.3% (28/30) in the acupuncture group and better than 76.7% (23/30) in the medicine group, indicating the significant difference in comparison (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: The auricular acupuncture therapy achieves the definite efficacy on VBI and the efficacy is better than flunarizine hydrochloride capsules.
Article Published Date : Nov 30, 2014
Abstract Title:
[Effects of scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking on cognitive behavior ability in patients with vascular dementia].
Abstract Source:
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2014 May ;34(5):417-20. PMID: 25022106
Abstract Author(s):
Si-Kang Li, Ding-Ming Ding, Zheng-Long Zhang, Lan Ma, Hai-Yan Huang, Xiao-Hong Wu
Article Affiliation:
Si-Kang Li
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic differences among scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking, body acupuncture and western medication for treatment of vascular dementia (VD).
METHODS: Ninety cases were randomly divided into a combined therapy group (31 cases), a body acupuncture group (29 cases) and a western medication group (30 cases). The combined therapy group was treated with scalp acupuncture at forehead middle line, parieral middle line, temporal front line and temporal rear line as well as auricular point sticking at naogan (AT3,41), shen (CO10), shenmen (TF4), zhen (AT3), once a day; the body acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36) and so on, once a day; the western medication group was treated with oral administration of aniracetam tablets, 0.2 g per time, twice a day. Fourteen days were considered as a treatment course, and totally 3 courses were required. The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and activities of daily living (ADL) were applied to assess the changes of cognitive behavior ability before and after treatment among three groups. Also the efficacy among three groups were compared.
RESULTS: One case dropped out in the body acupuncture group and western medication group, respectively. The total effective rate was 90.334 (28/31) in the combined therapy group, which was superior to 85.734 (24/28) in the body acupuncture group and 79.3% (23/29) in the western medication group (both P<0.05). After the treatment, the scores of MMSE and ADL were all improved among three groups, which was the most significant in the combined therapy group (MMSE: 23.32 +/- 4.45 vs 21.23 +/- 4.13, P<0.05; 23.32 +/- 4.45 vs 20.41 +/- 4. 01, P<0.01; ADL: 53.18 +/- 21.55 vs 51.92 +/- 20.42, P<0.05; 53.18 +/- 21.55 vs 49.42 +/- 19.43, P<0.01).
CONCLUSION: The scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking could improve the clinical symptoms and cognitive behavior ability in patients with vascular dementia, which has superior total efficacy to body acupuncture and western medication aniracetam tablets.
Article Published Date : Apr 30, 2014
Abstract Title:
Ear acupuncture in unilateral migraine pain.
Abstract Source:
Neurol Sci. 2010 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S185-7. PMID: 20464619
Abstract Author(s):
Gianni Allais, Marco Romoli, Sara Rolando, Ilaria Castagnoli Gabellari, Chiara Benedetto
Article Affiliation:
Women's Headache Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:
The needle contact test (NCT) is a diagnostic technique useful to identify, through the contact of the needle on the skin of the ear, the most efficacious points for reducing pain during a migraine attack. The aim of this study was to identify the most important auricular zones for pain control by applying the NCT in a group of 15 women during a unilateral attack of migraine without aura. We also assessed how effective the insertion of a semi-permanent needle in these zones was in reducing the migraine pain during the next 24 h. The most effective tender points in pain control were located on the antero-internal part of the antitragus, the anterior part of the lobe and the upper auricular concha ipsilateral to the side of pain. The insertion of a semi-permanent needle in these zones allowed stable control of the migraine pain, which occurred within 30 min and persisted at the same levels 24 h later (ANOVA for repeated measures: p<0.01). Pain was tested by using a visual analogue scale; the values recorded were the following: 7.6 +/- 1.6 at baseline and 4.3 +/- 1.7; 4.1 +/- 1.9; 3.9 +/- 1.8; 3.4 +/- 1.8; 2.3 +/- 1.6 after, respectively, 15, 30, 60, 120 min and 24 h.
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Abstract Title:
[Study on the effects of the auricular acupuncture with different manipulations for rapid analgesia on the patients with lumbar disc hernia].
Abstract Source:
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Jan;30(1):35-9. PMID: 20353112
Abstract Author(s):
Er-jun Liu, Chun-sheng Jia, Xiao-feng Li, Xiao-shun Ma, Jing Shi
Article Affiliation:
Department of TCM, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091, China)
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of the point-to-point needling and perpendicular needling of auricular acupuncture for rapid analgesia on the patients with lumbar disc hernia, and find which method is better for this disease. METHODS: Ninety two patients were paired according to the three factors as sex, age and degree of pain, and then randomly divided into the point-to-point needling group and perpendicular needling group. The methods of point-to-point needling through the skin and perpendicular needling towardS the skin were respectively applied at bilateral lumbar areas as auricular acupuncture, and added acupoints following the change of symptom. All patients accorded with the demands of McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ), before treatment, 5 and 30 min after treatment, the accumulated score of pain was recorded respectively for observing the difference of the effects in both groups. RESULTS: After 5 min treatment, the effect of analgesia on the male patients in the point-to-point needling group was better than that of in the perpendicular needling group (P<0.05), but there was no difference on the female patients in both groups (P>0.05). After 30 min treatment, the effect of analgesia in the point-to-point needling group was better than that of the perpendicular needling group (P<0.05). Besides the patients with light degree pain, there was no significant difference between the two groups after 5 min treatment as score of pain (P>0.05), paired t-test showed that the effects of analgesia on the patients with lumbar disc hernia in the point-to-point needling group was better than that of perpendicular needling group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The point-to-point needling method can rapidly relieve patients' lumbar disc hernia of pain, which is better than the perpendicular needling method.
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Abstract Title:
[Randomized controlled study on ear-electroacupuncture treatment of endometriosis-induced dysmenorrhea in patients].
Abstract Source:
Free Radic Res. 2008 Jan;42(1):94-102. PMID: 19761114
Abstract Author(s):
Ya-bei Jin, Zhan-ling Sun, Hui-fang Jin
Article Affiliation:
Department of Acu-moxibustion, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of ear-electroacupuncture (Ear-EA) on dysmenorrhea in patients with endometriosis and to explore its underlying mechanism.
METHODS: A total of 80 endometriosis patients were randomly and equally divided into ear-EA group and body-EA group. EA (50 Hz, 0.5-0.8 mA) was applied to auricular points (Uterus, Subcortex, Shenmen, Endocrine, etc.) and body acupoints [Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Diji (SP 8), Uterus (EX-CA 1), etc.] respectively for 30 min, once every other day for 3 months. Dysmenorrhea severity score (DSS) was assessed and plasma prostaglandin (PGE2) and 6-Keto-PGF1alpha levels detected by radioimmunoassay.
RESULTS: Compared with pre-treatment, DSS lowered significantly during the 1st and 2nd menstrual cycle in body-EA group, and during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd menstruation in ear-EA group; and the DSS of ear-EA group during the 3rd menstruation was evidently lower than that of body-EA group (P<0.05). During the 3rd menstrual onset after the treatment, plasma PGE2 contents in both groups decreased obviously (P<0.01), and plasma 6-Keto-PGF1alpha, levels increased considerably in comparison with pre-treatment (P<0.01). Comparison between two groups during the 3rd menstruation showed that plasma PGE2 level of ear-EA group was markedly lower than that of body-EA group, and 6-Keto-PGF1alpha, level of ear-EA group was significantly higher than that of body-EA group (P<0.05). No significant difference was found between two groups in clinical therapeutic effect (P>0.05).
CONCLUSION: Both ear-EA and body-EA can effectively relieve endometriosis-induced dysmenorrhea, and the former is superior to the later in reducing pain severity, which may be closely related to their effects in reducing plasma PGE2 and raising 6-Keto-PGF1alpha level.
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
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