Ear acupuncture , Auricular acupuncture , Auricular acupunctures, Ear acupunctures:

Acupuncture therapy by inserting needles in the ear. It is used to control pain and for treating various ailments.

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Acupuncture

An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West.

It deals with subtle energy paths (chi) in the body related to the comic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. An¾sthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.

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AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE: The ear has a number of meridian points and can be used to effect the whole body. There has been some research using this method of treatment for drug addiction.

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Acupuncture analgesia , Acupuncture anesthesia ,  :

Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.

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Acupuncture therapy , Acupuncture ,  :

Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

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Auricular Acupuncture

Acupuncture or other pressure systems as applied to the ears. This is based on the idea that most of the body's energy systems are connected to certain points in the ears. Small needles, studs, or magnets are applied to the ear to be pressed by the client when needed.

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Acupuncture points , Acupoints ,  :

Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.

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electroacupuncture (electric acupuncture, electric acupuncture therapy, electrical acupuncture):

1. Application of electricity to acupoints, with or without needles.
2. Application of electricity to acupoints through needles.

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laserpuncture (laser based acupuncture, laser acupuncture): Technique characterized by the application of a laser beam to acupoints.

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Korean Hand Therapy (KHT, the K.H.T system, Korean Hand Acupuncture, Koryo Hand Therapy): A mode of hand acupuncture developed by Tae-Woo Yoo, O.M.D., Ph.D., in 1971, in Korea.

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Chinese auricular therapy (Chinese auricular acupuncture, traditional Chinese auricular acu-points therapy, traditional Chinese auricular acupuncture, traditional Chinese auricular therapy): Group of TCM techniques whose channel theory differs from that of body acupuncture. Its apparent principle is that several areas and more than a hundred acupoints on the auricle (the outer portion of the ear) interactively relate to other areas or to diseases. The fetuslike contour of the auricle inspired the distribution of points thereon. Chinese auricular therapy, which differs from auriculotherapy, includes: auricular analgesia, auricular diagnosis, auricular magnetic therapy, auricular massage, auricular moxibustion, auricular point injection, the auricular point laser-stimulating method, bleeding manipulation, and the seed-pressure method.

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cupping (cupping method, cupping therapy; called the horn method in ancient China): Variable method akin to moxabustion.

The practitioner may use a cup made of glass, metal, or wood (notably bamboo) and burn alcohol, alcohol-soaked cotton wool, herbs, paper, or a taper therein. Before or after the burning is complete, the practitioner applies the cup upside-down to a relatively flat body surface and leaves it in this position for five to ten minutes. Results include erythema (reddening of the skin due to capillary expansion), edema (excessive fluid accumulation in tissue spaces), and ecchymoses (purple discoloration of the skin due to rupture of blood vessels).

The above description relates to fire cupping (the fire cupping method), which has several forms. Other forms of cupping include the acupuncture cupping method, the air pumping cupping method, and the water cupping method.

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RL-test (electropuncture RL-test): Mode of acupuncture diagnostics. The RL-test is a means of discovering the state of acupuncture meridians.

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vibrational medicine (energetic medicine, energetics medicine, energy medicine, subtle-energy medicine, vibrational healing, vibrational therapies): Healing philosophy whose main tenet is that humans are dynamic energy systems (body/mind/spirit complexes) and reflect evolutionary patterns of soul growth.

Its principles include the following:

(a)   Health and illness originate in subtle energy systems.

(b)  These systems coordinate the life-force and the physical body.

(c)   Emotions, spirituality, and nutritional and environmental factors affect the subtle energy systems.

Vibrational medicine embraces acupuncture, aromatherapy, Bach flower therapy, chakra rebalancing, channeling, color breathing, color therapy, crystal healing, absent healing, Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV), etheric touch, flower essence therapy, homeopathy, Kirlian photography, laserpuncture, the laying on of hands, meridian therapy, mesmerism, moxibustion, orthomolecular medicine, Past-life Regression, Polarity Therapy, psychic healing, psychic surgery, radionics, the Simonton method, sonopuncture, Toning, Transcendental Meditation, and Therapeutic Touch.

The expressions energy healing, energy work, and energetic healing work appear synonymous with vibrational medicine.

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Zhenjiu: (acu-moxibustion, acu-moxibustion therapy, acupuncture-moxibustion, acupuncture-moxibustion therapy, chen-chiou therapy, China Zhenjiuology, Zhenjiuological science, Zhenjiulogical (sic) therapy, Zhenjiuologic therapy, Zhenjiuology, Zhenjiu therapies): Combination of acupuncture and moxibustion. Jiu means moxibustion in Chinese. Moxibustion (see moxabustion and moxibustion) supports yang, the masculine cosmic principle.

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diagnostic acupressure (acupressure diagnosis, acupuncture diagnosis): Procedure whose principle is that digitally stimulating key diagnostic acupuncture points can reveal a problem's source. (See kyo-jitsu. and oriental channel diagnosis.)

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sonopuncture: Technique that involves application of ultrasound to classical acupuncture points.

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reflexotherapy: Form of homuncular acupuncture whose focus is the foot.

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Korean medicine: A form of Oriental medicine that encompasses acupuncture and moxibustion.

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