A retrospective chart review by doctors at a major Veterans Affairs Medical Centre located in the southeastern United States, suggests that auricular (ear) acupuncture is effective in treating stubborn pain conditions. The review covered 147 patients who had received auricular acupuncture for common pain conditions, including body pain and headaches. Most veterans received fewer than three treatments, separated by three to five months. Patients’ mean pain scores decreased by almost 60%. The majority (84%) reported that treatment was helpful, with treatment benefits lasting one to three months in 47% of patients.
(A case series of auricular acupuncture in a veterans population using a revised auricular mapping-diagnostic paradigm (RAMP-uP). Complementary Therapies in Medicine, August 2016.)
Author: Robin Costello
I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training.
I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.
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