Current situation and analysis of clinical application of auricular acupoint sticking therapy
10.1007/s11726-016-0915-5
- VernacularTitle:耳穴贴压法临床应用现状与分析
- Author:
Yanting YANG
;
Qinfeng HUANG
;
Yifan JIA
;
Jie LIU
;
Xiaopeng MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupoint Therapy;
Auricular Acupoint Sticking;
Auricular Acupuncture;
Bibliometrics;
Evaluation Studies
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2016;14(2):141-148
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: By the bibliometrical analysis and evaluation of acupuncture theses on auricular acupoint sticking from 2005 to 2014, the analysis was processed from multiple aspects including the types and numbers of diseases and effective rates of various diseases, in order to objectively reflect the general situation of clinical application of ear point embedding method in the recent years. Methods: By the bibliometrical analysis, the literature on auricular acupoint sticking in the recent ten years was counted up, analyzed and categorized. Results and Conclusion: Auricular acupoint sticking is used clinically for diseases of 16 systems, including 130 diseases. 74 diseases were singularly treated with auricular acupoint sticking, including the advantageous disease category like insomnia, constipation and obesity, and secondary advantageous disease category like dysmenorrhea, myopia, allergic rhinitis, post-operative pain and acne vulgaris.
