There have been a couple of other recent studies involving only auricular acupuncture. I would assume there is so much interest in auricular acupuncture because it is easy to administer. The most simple style of auricular acupuncture doesn’t require the many thousands of hours of in-depth training needed by an acupuncturist.  Therefore even MDs with a few hundred hours of acupuncture training can properly administer an effective acupuncture treatment.  It can be carried out in hospitals with minimal invasion by individuals not fully trained in acupuncture. Read the rest of this entry

Here is an interesting review paper that looked at whether auricular acupuncture is effective for reducing post-operative pain.   Auricular acupuncture is acupuncture on only the ear.   The ear contains a hologram of the entire body where certain ear acupuncture points correspond to body point.   Ear acupuncture is most well known for the treatment of drug detoxification and smoking cessation.  However it can also be used to manage pain. Read the rest of this entry