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Auriculotherapy
Acupuncture Points of the Ear
Although in our society Acupuncture may be considered a "new alternative" medicine, it is actually over 5,000 years old! At its most basic, Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles to influence functioning of the body.
Auriculotherapy, or ear acupuncture, is the practice of stimulating specific parts in the ear via the autonomic nervous system. There are over 200 acupuncture points in the ear.
Auriculotherapy is documented as far back as 500 B.C. in Greek and Chinese history. More than 40 years ago, French physician Dr. Paul Nogier first developed a "somatotopic" map of the human body and super imposed it onto the ear. Nogier's findings have been proven to be very accurate and have been adopted worldwide.
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