Does auriculotherapy have therapeutic effectiveness? An overview of systematic reviews

Vieira, Andreia; Reis, Ana Mafalda; Matos, Luís Carlos; Machado, Jorge; Moreira, António Lima

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.08.005

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“…Filters were applied seeking only systematic reviews that were in humans, without restriction on the date of publication. Two evaluators made the selection and assessment by the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 8 tool, discussing the score in case of divergence. Although revisions on the theme are not an unpublished subject, the report of the points or which were the most used are not always described, making clinical practice and methodological reproduction difficult 8,11 .…”

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“…In 1957, in France, AT was driven by the cartography proposed by Paul Nogier, scheming an inverted fetus in the ear as a somatotopic map representing reflex parts of body stimulation. Theorizing that symptoms and diseases are projected in specific regions in the ear, as it is one of the few anatomical structures formed by endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm (three embryonic layers), which may hypothetically represent all parts of the body 8 . This triggered the study of its neurophysiological basis of action and its recognition by WHO in 1987, which identifies it as an acupuncture microsystem capable of intervening in the body as a whole.…”

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“…Another study describes pain remission time ranging immediately up to 6 months 10 . Although there are systematic reviews 7,8,10,11,14 addressing AT and pain, they did not propose a unified database of possible site choice, their possible combinations, or describe the location of such sites, thus becoming the goal of this study. In addition to mentioning the main sites indicated for painful cases, the aim was to identify their locations, facilitating the clinical practice.…”

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Auriculotherapy: neurophysiology, points to choose, indications and results on musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review of reviews

Artioli¹,

Tavares²,

Bertolini³

2019

Brazilian Journal of Pain

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Auriculotherapy is widely used to relieve painful conditions, therefore, allowing systematic reviews on the subject. However, they did not propose a unified bank of points of possible choice, their possible combinations or described the location of such points, thus making it the objective of this study. CONTENTS: The systematic review of revisions methodology (Overview) was chosen to achieve the proposed goal. The quality of such material was ascertained by the tool Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews, and the databases consulted were PEDro database, Pubmed, Scielo, and LILACS. The keywords and boolean index applied were: auriculotherapy AND pain; ear acupuncture AND pain, ear acupressure AND pain; auricular therapy and pain; auricular medicine AND pain. A total of 242 studies were found, but only six were systematic reviews in humans involving pain and auriculotherapy alone (without association with another technique). The methodological quality of the studies was high (8-10/11 Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews). There is variability in the neurophysiological explanation of action, many possible disorders that can be approached with auriculotherapy (acute, chronic, trauma, pre-and postoperative pain among others). Auriculotherapy showed to be promising in the remission of the pain, adjunct to the conventional treatment, low risk, cost, and easy administration. CONCLUSION: There are several ways of justifying its neurophysiological effects, and the most used points were ShenMen, the corresponding somatotopic region and the cavum conchae region (vagal stimulation). Auriculotherapy meets the needs of Auriculotherapy: neurophysiology, points to choose, indications and results on musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review of reviews Auriculoterapia: neurofisiologia, pontos de escolha, indicações e resultados em condições dolorosas musculoesqueléticas: revisão sistemática de revisões

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Auriculotherapy: neurophysiology, points to choose, indications and results on musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review of reviews

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2019

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“…Systematic reviews and RCTs show that a number of treatments usually applied in this field are not effective; on the other hand, there is clinical evidence of the effectiveness of physical exercise, acupuncture and auriculotherapy [2,3].…”

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“…A review and meta-analysis of 7 trials showed an encouraging effect of auricular acupressure in improving pain in patients with chronic low back pain [20]. A recent review [3] of 14 reviews on the management of insomnia, smoking cessation, and pain, within the clinical scope of Neurology, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, concluded that auriculotherapy has positive effects associated with conventional treatments of insomnia and acute and chronic pain (mainly headaches, migraines, back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis).…”

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Observational Study on Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Preliminary Data

Cortesi¹,

Baccetti²,

Monechi³

et al. 2018

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Introduction: Pain in musculoskeletal disorders is a common problem that involves high social and individual costs. Systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials show that a number of treatments usually applied in this field are not effective. On the other hand, there is clinical evidence of the effectiveness of physical exercise, acupuncture, and auriculotherapy. Side effects of current medication limit their use.

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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

Vaira

Massaiu

et al. 2023

Oral Maxillofac Surg

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Background The aim of this split-mouth, randomized, placebo-controlled, and triple-blind study was to evaluate whether auriculotherapy had any effect on the post-operative course after the extraction of third molars in terms of the control of pain, edema, and trismus. Materials and methods The study included 42 patients (84 teeth) who had undergone a surgical extraction of the lower third molars. In each patient, the two extractions were randomly assigned to two study groups. In the therapy group, the patients underwent auriculotherapy with vaccaria seeds applied with patches in 6 ear points. In the control group, the patches were applied, without seeds, to the same ear points. After the extraction, the patients were asked to stimulate the ear points three times a day and whenever they felt pain. The patients were asked to keep a diary in which they assessed their pain by means of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for 8 days. Edema and trismus were assessed 1, 2, 3, and 8 days after surgery. Results The differences between the two groups were statistically significant at the 12-h control (auriculotherapy group (AG) VAS 5.5 [IQR 4.25–6.75], placebo group (PG) VAS 6 [IQR 5–8], p = 0.040), after 24 h (AG VAS 5 [IQR 4–6], PG VAS 6 [IQR 4.25–7], p = 0.024), after 2 days (AG VAS 4 [IQR 3–5], PG VAS 4.5 [IQR 4–6], p = 0.044), and after 3 days (AG VAS 3 [IQR 0–5], PG VAS 4 [IQR 3–5], p = 0.024). Throughout the observation period, the AG took a significantly lower number of painkillers than the PG (AG 6 [IQR 4.25–7]; PG 8 [IQR 8–9], p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the levels of edema and trismus between the two groups throughout the observation period. Conclusions On the basis of the results of the present study, auriculotherapy can be considered as a cost-effective adjuvant pain reliever treatment in patients undergoing an extraction of the lower third molars.

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Does auriculotherapy have therapeutic effectiveness? An overview of systematic reviews

Cited by 57 publications

References 35 publications

Auriculotherapy: neurophysiology, points to choose, indications and results on musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review of reviews

Auriculotherapy: neurophysiology, points to choose, indications and results on musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review of reviews

Observational Study on Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Preliminary Data

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

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