Review
A systematic review of the effects of auricular acupressure therapy on relieving acute and chronic nonmalignant pain and its operating methods
Miaomiao Liu, Yingge Tong, Ling Chai, Xiaoyan Li, Jiajia Chen
Published 2019-09-11
Cite as Chin J Prac Nurs, 2019, 35(26): 2072-2081. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.26.015
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect and implementation of auricular acupressure therapy (AAT) in the treatment of acute and chronic non-cancerous pain.
MethodsComputer search China Knowledge Network, China Biomedical Literature Disc (CBM), Wanfang Database, Weip Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database, PubMed, Web of Science, EMbase, Ebsco, Cochrane databases, a randomized controlled trial of AAT in the treatment of acute and chronic non-cancerous pain was included. The main outcome of AAT treatment for pain was pain intensity and analgesic drug use.
ResultsOf the 29 studies included, 93.1% (27/29) indicated that AAT was effective in relieving pain and/or reducing the amount of analgesic drugs; 15 and 12 of them were for acute and chronic non-cancerous pain, respectively. In the positive study with specific information description, 100% (27/27) selected the acupoints of the nervous system, 70.4% (19/27) chose the acupoints corresponding to the pain site, and 92.6% (25/27) used the seeds of the king to retain the seeds. Bean material, 81.0% (17/21) was self-administered by adult patients after successful mission; 12/13 of acute pain studies in AAT lasted for 7 days, 8/11 of chronic non-cancer Sexual pain treatment ranged from 14-28 days; 12/25 of the study was pressed 3-4 times/d, and 36.0% (9/25) of the study lasted 2-5 minutes per test; 16/17 The study used "Deqi" as the appropriate standard for pressing.
ConclusionThe included studies have shown that AAT can effectively alleviate 88.2% (15/17) of acute pain and 100% (12/12) of chronic non-cancerous pain. AAT can be performed with auricular acupoints and pain points corresponding to auricular points. The seed is not kept as a pressed bean material, and the adult patient himself is pressed to take the patient′s "getting gas". The duration of AAT is related to the type of pain. Although there is no uniform data on the number of auricular compressions/d and the length of each compression, there is a certain tendency.
Key words:
Auricular acupressure therapy; Acute pain; Chronic nonmalignant pain; Systematic review
Contributor Information
Miaomiao Liu
Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
Yingge Tong
Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
Ling Chai
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200003, China
Xiaoyan Li
College of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lijiang 323000, China
Jiajia Chen
Anesthesiology Department, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of TCM, Hangzhou 310006, China
