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pmid: 27261983
Auricular Acupuncture Diagnosis is a diagnostic method which is essential for the topographic identification on the auricle of the anatomical parts of the body carrying a particular ailment or dysfunction.To identify the specific zones related to lumbar hernia in patients treated with a series of epidural infiltrations with corticosteroids.In a consecutive group of thirty patients with lumbar hernia 2 diagnostic methods used in Auricular Acupuncture Diagnosis, Pain Pressure Test and Electric Skin Resistance Test, were applied before the first infiltration (T0), before the second and the third infiltration (T1, T2) and one week after the third infiltration (T3). The parameters, whose variations were analyzed at T0-T3, were the following: the number of points identified; the intensity of pain on a verbal rating scale and the foot-hand distance in cm with bent spine and extended knees. The identified points were reported on the Auricular Sectogram which is a validated graphic system suitable for a correct transcription of the points and indicated for a statistical analysis of their distribution on the different sectors.A significant association was found for some auricular areas, along the series of epidural infiltrations, with a progressive reduction in the number of tender and low electrical resistance points together with a decrease of pain and hand-foot distance.The auricular zones found with Auricular Acupuncture Diagnosis in our group of patients seem of clinical relevance and could be included in the complementary treatment of lumbar-sciatic pain in lumbar hernia.
Complementary and Manual Therapy, Adult, Male, Lumbar-sciatic pain, Hernia, Acupuncture, Ear, Lumbosacral Region, Ear, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Sciatica, Young Adult, Lumbar hernia, Complementary and alternative medicine, Auricular acupuncture diagnosis, Humans, Female, Advanced and Specialised Nursing, Acupuncture Points, Low Back Pain
Complementary and Manual Therapy, Adult, Male, Lumbar-sciatic pain, Hernia, Acupuncture, Ear, Lumbosacral Region, Ear, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Sciatica, Young Adult, Lumbar hernia, Complementary and alternative medicine, Auricular acupuncture diagnosis, Humans, Female, Advanced and Specialised Nursing, Acupuncture Points, Low Back Pain
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