Auriculotherapy in the treatment of individuals affected by work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmd) / repetitive strain injuries (RSI) (22)
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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 (23)
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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 (24)
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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 (25)
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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 (26)
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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 (27)
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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 (28)
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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 (29)
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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 (14)
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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 (30)
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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 (31)
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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 (32)
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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 (33)
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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 (34)
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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 |