ArticleMedical acupuncture2019
The History of Ear Acupuncture and Ear Cartography: Why Precise Mapping of Auricular Points Is Important.
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The Effect of Auriculotherapy for Post-Operative Pain Management Following Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness and safety of auricular therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Acupoint Sensitivity in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Effects of 36.5 Hz pulsed LASER acupuncture on pain and disease impact in fibromyalgia patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Auricular Massage on Naso-Oral Suctioning Procedural Pain in Premature Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of auriculotherapy in the control of pain, edema, and trismus following surgical extraction of the lower third molars: a split-mouth, randomized, placebo-controlled, and triple-blind study.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Trial
- Auricular bean embedding improves urination in epidural labor analgesia: A single center randomized controlled study.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2023Trial
- Effects of auricular acupuncture on appetite in patients with advanced cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Annals of palliative medicine · 2020Trial
- A short-term mindfulness and auricular acupressure program for preoperative sleep fragmentation in patients with spinal metastases: a retrospective quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Auricular Acupuncture for Facial Aesthetics: A Preliminary Retrospective Clinical Study of 217 Cases.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture in glycemic control: Transitioning from clinical controversies to potential basic research.World journal of diabetes · 2025Review
- Scalp and auricular acupuncture attenuate recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease and related inflammatory cytokines.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2025Article
- Pressure Probes for Auriculotherapy Diagnosis: Are They Accurate?Medical acupuncture · 2025Article
- Auriculotherapy for Prolonged Postoperative Pain Management Following Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.Medical acupuncture · 2025Article
- A YOLOv11-based AI system for keypoint detection of auricular acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Ipsilateral stimulation shows somatotopy of thumb and shoulder auricular points on the left primary somatosensory cortex using high-density fNIRS.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Vagal nerve stimulation in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury: from bench to bedside.Bioelectronic medicine · 2024Review
- Networks of Nerve Fibers, and Blood and Lymphatic Vessels in the Mouse Auricle: The Structural Basis of Ear Acupuncture.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
- [Deep learning approach for automatic segmentation of auricular acupoint divisions].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2024Article
- Multi-level exploration of auricular acupuncture: from traditional Chinese medicine theory to modern medical application.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
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Abstract
The current author had the opportunity to present a study on the history of ear acupuncture at the International Summit Forum on Clinical Application of Acupoints in August 2018 (from August 25 to August 27), in Beijing, China, and to introduce the latest ear chart by Frank R. Bahr, MD, there. This article is based on that presentation and includes more historical facts. Although the relationship between the ear and meridians was discussed previously in the famous book,
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