title: Clinical study on auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin for treatment of a variety of pain syndrome and dysfunction.
abstract: This paper is a summary of clinical studies on auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin for treatment of pain and dysfunction in recent 10 years. Auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin was used to observe rapid analgesic effects and clinical efficacy on cervical spondylopathy, periarthritis of shoulder, pain in waist and lower extremities, migraine, and other peripheral neuropathic pain, and stroke sequels, soft tissue injury, and so on. Self-control method was used in the studies at the first stage, and clinically randomized control trial methodwas used for systematic comparison with other therapies at the second stage. Results indicated that the auricular acupoint penetration needling along the skin had obviously clinical effects on cervical spondylopathy, periarthritis of shoulder, pain in waist and lower extremities, migraine, soft tissue injuries and stroke sequels, with a better rapid analgesic effect as compared with ear perpendicular needling method.
authors: Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050091, China. jia7158@163.com
authors: Chun-Sheng
authors: CS
authors: Jia
authors: Xiao-Shun
authors: XS
authors: Ma
authors: Xiao-Feng
authors: XF
authors: Li
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Shi
authors: Chang-Fa
authors: CF
authors: Li
authors: Er-Jun
authors: EJ
authors: Liu
authors: Li-Ya
authors: LY
authors: Zheng
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Qin
authors: Xiao-Kang
authors: XK
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin