In the largest study on acupuncture and cancer patients to date, researchers found that two types of acupuncture significantly reduced survivors’ chronic pain. This 3-year clinical trial looked at electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture compared to “traditional care” which included pain medications including opioids and over-the-counter drugs. With the opioid crisis gaining widespread attention in recent years, it’s easy to understand why patients want an alternative solution to the various side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.
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Ear seeds, also known as auriculotherapy, is a companion therapy to acupuncture based in the stimulation of the auricle, or external ear, using pressure in the form of tiny “seeds” to treat symptoms and conditions located throughout the whole body. Based on the principles of acupuncture, auriculotherapy uses the ear as a tiny map for the whole body, with tons of acupuncture points in the ear corresponding to just about every organ, hormone, and system.
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