Table of contents:
- What is atriopuncture
- Auriculopuncture: points on the ear
- Selection criteria for ear points
- Benefits of ear acupuncture
- Materials and application
- Complications of auriculotherapy
- Contraindications of auriculotherapy
- Reactions
- Materials needed for the auriculotherapy treatment
- Reflexology or Theory of Reflection
By Yuniel Hernández Alayo. March 2, 2018
In the human body there are several areas that reflect in small areas everything that happens in the body, these are known by the name of acupuncture microsystems and have a wide clinical application. Microsystem is called a set of points that represent the whole organism in a small part of it, which are represented through Holograms: these are nothing more than the diagram of the representation of the body in the area of the microsystem. In this PsicologíaOnline article, we talk about what ear acupuncture is, its benefits and the points of the body that are worked.
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- Auriculopuncture: points on the ear
- Selection criteria for ear points
- Benefits of ear acupuncture
- Materials and application
- Complications of auriculotherapy
- Contraindications of auriculotherapy
- Reactions
- Materials needed for the auriculotherapy treatment
- Reflexology or Theory of Reflection
What is atriopuncture
Auriculopuncture is the technique by which various diseases are diagnosed or treated using the reaction points found in the ears. Since ancient times this method was used by traditionalist doctors, even therapeutic earrings used by African tribes are described.
Currently, around 200 biologically active points on the ear are described that can treat multiple pathologies. Of them 70 or 90 are the most used.
The use of microsystems constitutes a specialty or branch of Chinese Natural Medicine, but it was in 1960 when it reached its peak with the study of anatomophysiology and it was the Frenchman Paul Nougier who propagated this method in France and Germany (he is the father of auriculotherapy modern).
Auriculopuncture: points on the ear
They are related by their confluence (that is, of the energy channels) in the ear:
- The stomach meridian and the bladder meridian surround the ear.
- The small intestine (ID), large intestine (IG), triple function (TF) and gallbladder (VB) meridians enter the ear.
And therefore, it is related to their Yin coupled, that is why they have representation of each organ and viscera that corresponds to each channel. Given the great circulatory and nervous current that is reflected in the ear and its origin in the branchial apparatus is what explains the representation in it of the whole organism and guarantees its effects.
Auriculopuncture is a variant of acupuncture, in which certain points of the ear are punctured for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. TCM conceives in man a fourth organic system, which is known as bioenergetic and constitutes the theoretical foundation of this millenary therapy. This energy circulates through a series of channels and collaterals distributed throughout the body. According to the traditional theory, the ear is not an isolated organ, but rather a structure closely related to the canals and collaterals and the different regions of the human body are represented in the form of a hologram.
The auricular points are specific points to treat diseases through their stimulation. When any part of the body presents a disorder, at the corresponding site of the ear, reactions such as pain, morphological changes, color changes and variation of electrical resistance appear. Taking these phenomena as a reference in the diagnosis, the stimulus can be applied to the sensitive points, for the prevention and treatment of diseases
Selection criteria for ear points
- Points corresponding to the anatomically affected organ or region.
- Points selected according to western physiology (eg neurovegetative in gastroduodenal ulcer or asthma).
- According to traditional relationships (eg, lung in skin).
- Guided by therapeutic index.
- By observing the ear with a magnifying glass, looking for local changes.
- Based on the experience of acupuncture teachers.
- According to Theory of the 5 elements (its laws)
- According to the meridian theory.
Benefits of ear acupuncture
- Different chronic diseases can be cured.
- Quick results.
- Simple handling.
- Economic.
- Few side effects.
- It can be diagnosed with it.
- It can prevent diseases.
- Useful for acupuncture anesthesia.
- It can be used after one month of birth.
Materials and application
- Materials: metal needles, seeds, moxas, gold, silver, copper pellets.
- Application: in any situation, whether in emergencies, during air and sea travel, in remote places and in primitive conditions, very useful in diseases of internal organs.
Complications of auriculotherapy
- Vagal reactions.
- Ear infections.
- Bruising
Contraindications of auriculotherapy
- Less than one month old (RN).
- Pregnancy.
- Inflammation, infection or other skin condition in the area of the ear to be stimulated.
- Asthenia.
- Prolonged fasting.
- After eating large meals.
- After too violent physical exercise (sex).
- After major bleeding.
- Menstrual period.
- In probable surgical diseases.
- Systematic septic processes, which is why the patient has antibiotic treatment.
Reactions
- Pain and hyperthermia at the puncture site.
- Pain at the level of the corresponding organ.
- Peculiar sensation in the path of a meridian.
Materials needed for the auriculotherapy treatment
- Punta roma explorer.
- Sterile swabs.
- Alcohol.
- Small Kelly clamp.
- Sticking plaster.
- Seeds, needles, etc.
Reflexology or Theory of Reflection
It states that there are a series of reflex areas and biologically active points that correspond to each of the internal organs, organic systems and each of the different parts of the body, which can be affected or influenced by stimulation. of the corresponding areas and points.
These biologically active points correspond to the acupuncture points described by traditional Chinese medicine, and the reflexogenic areas are known in it as "Microsystems", of which the best known and used are: the microsystem of the pinna, the the hands, the feet and the skull.
In addition there are the microsystems of the wrist, the ankle, the eyes, the teeth and the tongue.
Reflexology evolved from a system of European origin known as "Zone Therapy", when an American scientist discovered that it could induce numbness and alleviate certain symptoms by means of digital pressure on certain points of the hand and mouth. Later, a physiotherapist based on his work what is currently known as Reflexotherapy, made a reflexological map of the feet and developed techniques to induce a stimulating and healing effect in those areas.
The theoretical bases of reflexotherapy are still under study. It is argued that the main role in this mechanism corresponds to the neurovegetative system. The parts of the body surface of man and animals that have a higher electrical conductivity than other neutral areas correspond to biologically active points.
When stimulating these points by means of acupuncture needles, electric current, laser, acupressure, or other reflexotherapy equipment, sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic reactions of the effector organs are observed as a primary response to the stimulus. Apparently, the fundamental role in the perception of the external stimulus belongs to the Intrinsic Nervous System of the biologically active point, where structural and functional changes have been detected. The number of nerve fibers and fascicles and the high degree of vascularization of these points are considerably greater than in other parts of the skin, which confirms the hypothesis that reflexotherapy action is mediated through the nervous system.
The effect of reflexotherapy on the function of internal organs is achieved directly with afferent stimulation at the spinal level, by the neurovegetative system, by the mechanical-visceral-vegetative interaction of the musculature or somatovisceral reaction.
Reflexotherapeutic treatment of functional and somatic disorders, and muscle relaxation due to somatovisceral reaction, reduce painful areas and improve the general condition of the patient. This influence of reflexotherapy in the improvement of the “general vegetative state” is one of the main reasons for its prophylactic effect.
Any reflective act, local or systemic, or aimed at preserving the function of an organ or system, has the character of integral adaptation. The flow of afferent signals caused by stimulation of biologically active points acts effectively on the functional state of central neurons; Through the stimulating action on somatic receptors of general sensitivity, the reflective correction of the functions of the organs and organic systems and the effective control of pain and stress are achieved.
The bioactive point can normally be found in two levels of activity or stable phasic states that are differentiated by their electroexcitability, which allow the change of the point from one regime to another and guarantee functional lability in the point system. Faced with certain chronic diseases, the electroconductibility of bioactive points can become unimodal; In these cases, the objective of the reflexogenic action is to move the biosystem from the stationary to the normal oscillatory regime.
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