Auriculotherapy

“The Art of Healing the Nervous System Through the Ear.”

Our office now offers, Auriculotherapy (aw-rik-ulo-therapy).

Auriculotherapy is a clinical science recognized by the World Health Organization and has undergone many in-depth studies at major universities here in the U.S. and abroad.

Auriculotherapy is an FDA approved, state-of-the-art, therapy for over 350 diseases, including the treatment of chronic pain, migraine headache, stress anxiety, and more. Auriculotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating a variety of musculoskeletal diseases, aches and pains, insomnia, addiction, and much more, including such diverse problems as acne treatment, depression treatment, and stress relief. It can even help you quit smoking.

When used in conjunction with Specific Chiropractic Care, Auriculotherapy has been known to relieve and/or dissipate a wide range of disorders. Click the following link to see a list of Auriculotherapy treated ailments, then Contact Us to learn how Auriculotherapy may be the key to relieving your chronic pain.
 

Auriculotherapy can help! From depression treatment to acne treatment, Auriculotherapy aids with a far ranging number of conditions, including chronic pain, stress relief, migraine headache, and more. It can even help you quit smoking. In the following section, we’ve provided a great deal of information on Auriculotherapy. Please feel free to review it at your own pace, or Contact Us, and we will be glad to give you an overview of this tremendous new healing technique.

What is Auriculotherapy?

Imagine your brain as a computer. Inside this computer is a systemic “map” of the body. Now what if there was a “keyboard” access to the “brain’s computer?” We would be able to directly treat a number of problems and conditions through the brain’s computer by just knowing how to effectively use the keyboard.

This is the neurophysiological theory behind the Auriculotherapy. The nerves originating from ear “reflex points” are projected back to the brain. This effect is what gives us a “keyboard” (the human ear) that connects directly to our “brain’s computer.”

Auriculotherapy is a clinical science recognized by the World Health Organization and approved by the FDS. It has undergone many in-depth studies at major universities here in the U.S. and abroad.

Is Auriculotherapy a kind of Acupuncture?

This science was first compiled in the late 1950’s in France and Germany. It then made its way to China where it was embraced by leaders in Oriental medicine.

Auriculotherapy is similar to ear acupuncture but it uses no needles. A microcurrent stimulator is placed on reflex points outside the ear. These points then send a message to the brain based on the location of the reflex point being treated.

Also, auriculotherapy is based on the human nervous system, whereas acupuncture is based on “energy meridians.” Auriculotherapy is an FDA approved treatment for over 350 diseases, and has been shown to help with a variety of musculoskeletal diseases, chronic pain, insomnia, addiction, and much more, including such diverse problems as acne treatment, depression treatment, and stress relief. It can even help you quit smoking.

How Does Auriculotherapy Relieve Pain?

Natural pain relieving biochemicals known as endorphins and enkephalins are substances made by our bodies to fight pain. Auriculotherapy has been shown to raise the levels of these substances in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid.

Endorphins and enkephalins work as well as morphine to stop pain, and since they are produced by our bodies they are the best type of pain relief available. Using auriculotherapy to raise the levels of these chemicals is clearly an advantage. It’s a natural way to combat chronic pain and migraine headache.

These types of chemicals also contribute greatly to our sense of well-being, so they can help those struggling with cravings and withdrawal as well.

How Does Auriculotherapy  Reduce Stress Anxiety?

Stress affects the whole body on a glandular, musculoskeletal and neurological level.

Natural stress relief chemicals produced by our brain such as the endorphins and enkephalins, help our bodies to relax as well as produce an over-all feeling of well-being.

By stimulating nerve reflex points with microcurrent, auriculotherapy has shown to be very effective in raising the levels of these important biochemicals. There are nerve reflex points that correspond to many of the glands of the body that play a vital role in providing stress relief and alleviating muscle spasms, sleep disturbances, fatigue and depression.

Auriculotherapy can trigger the body to release cortisol and other hormones that play an important part in our body’s control of stress.

A very important master point is the tranquilizer point. Stimulation of this point produces relaxation, reduces chronic stress and relieves generalized stress anxiety. There are also antidepressant points, muscle relaxation points and energy enhancing points to fight fatigue.

Auriculotherapy is safe, effective and works quickly in most people. Many people see a noticeable improvement after their first or second visit. Unlike drugs that can be habit forming and cause unwanted side effects, auriculotherapy simply stimulates your body’s own nervous system to bring about the desired results.

If you are ready to break your stress, improve your moods, have more energy, calm your nervous tension and relax with improved rest and sleep, why not Contact Us today to find out more about auriculotherapy.

Does Ariculotherapy Hurt?

The microcurrent works on a frequency of 5-20 Hz. Most people feel only a tiny tingling at the ear reflex points during the treatment. The doctor can regulate the intensity of the microcurrent and will only treat a patient at a comfortable level. Auriculotherapy does not hurt!

How Do Chiropractic Care and Auriculotherapy  Work Together?

Chiropractic has begun its second hundred years with break through research in addictive/compulsive disorders. Chiropractic’s natural non-drug approach has been well recognized over the past one hundred years. This approach has been used in treating a number of conditions with positive outcomes.

Included in this, is the recent finding that the Torque Release Technique has been shown to have a positive effect on brain function. This adjustment is a gentle procedure designed to have maximum benefit from minimal input.

Utilizing specific adjustments in conjunction with auriculotherapy and nutriceuticals has given the field of addiction and compulsive disorders an alternative to current drug therapy. This approach can be used safely with most current traditional forms of therapy.

Quit Smoking through Chiropractic Care and Auriculotherapy

Everyone who has ever tried to quit smoking knows the full reaching effect that nicotine has on your very being. The truth about nicotine is that it is an addictive substance, not unlike less sociably acceptable drugs, such as cocaine and marijuana.

Willpower works for a short period of time until stress or emotional pressures cause us to crave the feeling of relief that smoking once gave. Many have tried the gums, patches, and other aids… some have succeeded, most have failed. Nicotine’s initial action is to act as a stimulant. Smoking is a fast acting “drug delivery system” compared to alcohol or pills that are ingested. Nicotine hits the brain quickly, causing an initial “spike potential” that falls away just as rapidly, causing the craving for another cigarette to return in a short period of time.

Nicotine is believed to be one of the most addictive substances known to science. The part of your brain that nicotine affects is the mesolimbic system. There, neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) like dopamine are involved in our sense of well being, pleasure and happiness.  That's why it is so difficult to quit smoking.

Nicotine hits the neurons (nerve cells) like a sledgehammer. The neurons are overwhelmed and flood the nerve receptor sites. You then feel a sense of euphoria, relief or relaxation. These feelings are short lived.

The nerve cells respond by adapting to the rapid increase in dopamine, making the nicotine less effective. Since nicotine binds with the nerve receptor sites that bind with dopamine, the brain will decrease the amount of dopamine it produces. This overall decrease of dopamine and its effectiveness causes chronic unpleasant feelings, depression, and cravings for the chemical we have learned to depend on, in this case nicotine.

We now feel bad, low or maybe jittery. The pleasure nicotine first gave us is now gone. We need to smoke just to feel normal. Now we depend on nicotine just to feel good again; addiction has set in.

Science now believes that some of us have a genetic predisposition to becoming addicted. Some of us have the A1 version of the “dopamine gene”, some the A2. Science has shown that those with the A1 version are much more likely to become addicted. This is why it is harder for some to quit smoking than others.

So what can we do?

Since addiction starts in the brain and central nervous system that is the system we need to treat. The nervous system is where the cravings are taking place. If we find a way to help restore the normal function of the mesolimbic system and help your body release dopamine and other important neurotransmitters, we will feel better and have less cravings.

There is a way to do this!! Auriculotherapy is treatment of “nerve reflex points” on the ear to stimulate the nervous system and other parts of the body. There are no needles used, only a small amount of electricity (5 – 20 Hz), that causes a mild pins and needles tingling sensation. The doctor can regulate the intensity of the microcurrent and will only treat a patient at a comfortable level.

There is a set pattern of points specifically treated for smokers, including a specific nicotine point! Treatment effectively wipes out the major cravings we have from smoking. Ariculotherapy has shown time and time again to be very effective for the patient who truly wants to quit smoking. It has helped many when the patches and other means haven’t worked.

Auriculotherapy is a clinical science recognized by the World Health Organization and has undergone many in-depth studies at major universities here in the U.S. and abroad.

Our Service Area

Our office is located in Oakley Park Plaza in Greensburg PA, convenient to Westmoreland Mall.  Many of our clients come from Greensburg, Latrobe, Ligonier, Irwin, Jeannette, New Alexandria, Mount Pleasant and throughout Westmoreland County.

We also have clients that come from greater distances like  McKeesport, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Blairsville, Indiana, Connellsville, Uniontown, Smithton, Belle Vernon, Washington, Monessen, Beaver Falls, Butler, Cranberry, Monroeville, and throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.

We even have clients who travel all the way from Ohio for specific chiropractic care.