Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hi All, My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. Kind Regards, David White Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & SydneyTCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hi David, I wrote a critique on the use of auricular acupuncture in the treatment of cocaine/crack abuse which was published in the JACM Dec 2004, see http://www.attiliodalberto.com/articlesenglish.htm I hope you find it interesting. A very good auricular acupuncture book is Terry Oleson's 'Auriculotherapy Manual', ISBN 0-443-07162-4. Warm regards, Attilio D'Alberto Doctor of (Beijing, China) BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM 07786198900 attiliodalberto <http://www.attiliodalberto.com/> www.attiliodalberto.com " A human being is part of the whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - - a kind of optical illusion in his consciousness. " (Albert Einstein) Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of sydneytcm 27 May 2005 14:50 Chinese Medicine Auriculotherapy Hi All, My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. Kind Regards, David White Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & SydneyTCM http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hi David, I tend to use Auriculotherapy for symptom management. For example for shoulder, neck, pelvic hip problems. In addition I have used if for strict pain management. In one case of insomnia I found the use of the pineal ear point of paramount importance to restore the sleep pattern. Now having said this the context of my use is on top of root treatments using 5 elements or Dr Manaka's 5 step treatment plan, of which one of his steps is symptom control and of that one approach is to use ear points. I hope this is of interest, Best wishes Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of sydneytcm Friday, 27 May 2005 11:50 PM Chinese Medicine Auriculotherapy Hi All, My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. Kind Regards, David White Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & Director SydneyTCM http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. ---------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 hi sydneytcm have been using ear acup for decades, here are salient points: A i. usually used in conjunction with body acup - 75 % of times ii. sometimes as stand alone - 25 % of times iii. works unilaterally, ipsilateral points for same sided illness iv. invariably used as point for point intervention, the mother son law does not work v. usually used in same system pair points eg for a HT problem one uses SI + HT B it is immensely useful when applied to body sectors: i. points on superior helix for illnesses of lower 1/3 of the body ii. points on middle helix for illnesses of middle 1/3 of the body iii. points on inferior helix for illnesses of upper 1/3 of the body C Nan Ching 61st Difficult issue - face color diagnosis: this is immensely applicable in auri acup i. brown discoloration shows chronic Heat on body ii. white discoloration shows Metal illnesses iii. reddish discoloration shows acute Heat on body iv. darkish discoloration shows Cold in body and so on seeds work as well or better than needles directionality does not matter tiniest insertion is better than deep one sometimes simply touching point with needle for 30 sec suffices could write from now to kingdom come and maybe cover a third of what can be done with ear have fun dr holmes www.acu-free.com sydneytcm wrote: > > Hi All, > > My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my > clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this > forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known > micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, > do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? > > I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to > other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more > interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. > > Kind Regards, > > David White > > Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner > Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & > Director SydneyTCM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Attilio, I am actually writing my thesis on Auriculotherapy and its treatment of addiction (primarily chemical dependency). I came across your critique while doing some web based article search (Can't recall where at the moment, but i'm sure it would be the one your talking about). I found it fascinating. Something that i am strongly trying to introduce into the health care system here in Australia is Auriculotherapy. And i believe the best method of this is through its efficacy in the treatment / management of Herion and Crack/Cocaine. I was originally introduced to Auricular Acupuncture at a very young age, mainly the Chinese version, and it was Terry Olesons work that boosted my interest and study of the European / Nogier system. It truely is an excellent text. Thanks for the link, David White. Clinical Director / Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & Founder SydneyTCM Chinese Medicine , " Attilio D'Alberto " <attiliodalberto> wrote: > Hi David, > > I wrote a critique on the use of auricular acupuncture in the treatment of > cocaine/crack abuse which was published in the JACM Dec 2004, see > http://www.attiliodalberto.com/articlesenglish.htm I hope you find it > interesting. > > A very good auricular acupuncture book is Terry Oleson's 'Auriculotherapy > Manual', ISBN 0-443-07162-4. > > Warm regards, > > Attilio D'Alberto > Doctor of (Beijing, China) > BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM > 07786198900 > attiliodalberto > <http://www.attiliodalberto.com/> www.attiliodalberto.com > > " A human being is part of the whole, called by us the Universe, a part > limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and > feelings, as something separated from the rest - - a kind of optical > illusion in his consciousness. " (Albert Einstein) > > > > Chinese Medicine > Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of sydneytcm > 27 May 2005 14:50 > Chinese Medicine > Auriculotherapy > > > > Hi All, > > My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my > clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this > forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known > micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, > do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? > > I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to > other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more > interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. > > Kind Regards, > > David White > > Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner > Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & > Director SydneyTCM > > > > > To translate this message, copy and paste it into this web link page, > http://babel.altavista.com/ > > > Chinese Medicine/joi n and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, > > > > > _____ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Dr. Holmes, Some very interesting concepts, particularly that of the 61st Difficult issue. The Nan Jing is one of the styles of Acupuncture that i am learning at a very controlled pace, and have not yet thought of the correlation between the two. I find that Dxg by colour and specific manifestations on the Auricle represent the entire system very well. My stats would closley represent yours except for the mangement of addictions in which other methods may apply (counselling, psychotherapy etc, performed by professionals in those fields) that accord with the NADA system. I generally use strong stimulation for pain mangement, especially in acute conditions. I also prefer to use seeds (wang bu liu xin rather than magnetic/metal). Needles however i prefer if the patient has the time for daily or tri-weekly treatments. Unfortunately, being in the city my patients are way to busy to be worrying about their health Cheers! David White Clinical Director / Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & Founder SydneyTCM Chinese Medicine , dkakobad <dkaikobad@c...> wrote: > hi sydneytcm > > have been using ear acup for decades, here are salient points: > > A > i. usually used in conjunction with body acup - 75 % of times > ii. sometimes as stand alone - 25 % of times > iii. works unilaterally, ipsilateral points for same sided illness > iv. invariably used as point for point intervention, the mother son law > does not work > v. usually used in same system pair points eg for a HT problem one uses > SI + HT > > B > it is immensely useful when applied to body sectors: > i. points on superior helix for illnesses of lower 1/3 of the body > ii. points on middle helix for illnesses of middle 1/3 of the body > iii. points on inferior helix for illnesses of upper 1/3 of the body > > C > Nan Ching 61st Difficult issue - face color diagnosis: > this is immensely applicable in auri acup > i. brown discoloration shows chronic Heat on body > ii. white discoloration shows Metal illnesses > iii. reddish discoloration shows acute Heat on body > iv. darkish discoloration shows Cold in body > > and so on > > seeds work as well or better than needles > directionality does not matter > tiniest insertion is better than deep one > sometimes simply touching point with needle for 30 sec suffices > > could write from now to kingdom come and maybe cover a third of what can > be done with ear > > have fun > > dr holmes > www.acu-free.com > > > > > > sydneytcm wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my > > clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this > > forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known > > micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, > > do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? > > > > I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to > > other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more > > interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > David White > > > > Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner > > Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & > > Director SydneyTCM > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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