CHAPTER III

AURICULOTHERAPY

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HISTORY AND GENERAL INFORMATION

When Dr. Bordeo was a young practicing doctor in France, he noticed that many of his patients had a burn on their ear. Upon questioning several of these patients, he was told the burn was administered by their local blacksmith as a treatment for sciatic neuritis. This peculiar method of treatment prompted Dr. Bordeo to begin his research on the ear, and today he is one of the world's leading authorities on auriculotherapy. Auriculotherapists claim that for every organ, system and structure in the body, there is a corresponding spot on the ear. According to Dr. Nogier, who is credited as being the father of auriculotherapy, this system of healing is not acupuncture and is a separate system. Dr. Bordeo believes auriculotherapy is the link between acupuncture and the nervous system.
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FIG. AT-2 The ear may be likened to a fetus which is upside down, with the head being represented by the lobule of the ear. The abdomen is facing forward and the back is toward the posterior portion of the ear. The helix and the anti-helix are representative of the cervical, dorsal and lumbar spine. C-1 begins around the concha, just past the inter tragus, and then the cervicals phase into the dorsal column as the anti-helix bends around, comes up and goes forward toward the helix. The lumbar and sacral areas are the upper anterior aspect of the helix or just inferior to the fossa triangularis. (See Figure AT-2.) Palpation of the helix and the anti-helix can be performed most effectively with a small, dull instrument with the palpating point being about one-half the size of the dull end of a straight pin. The information gained upon palpa tion of these areas is relatively specific and definitely correctable to the spine. Upon palpation, it is of interest to note that increased areas of sensitivity along the helix are capable of showing referred activity of the anti-helix.

According to Dr. Bordeo, the anti-helix is the image of the spinal column and is the real keystone of the system of correspondence, and must be known with the greatest accuracy with and all its parts/' Dr. Bordeo palpates with a stirrup, beginning at the tail of the helix. If he finds a sensitive area, he then goes to the corresponding area on the spine and attempts to manipulate it. In order to therapy localize the ear using the principles of Applied C hiro practic Kinesiological Diagnosis and Technique, one must first select a strong indicator muscle. Then, have the patient place one finger from each hand on the same point on the anti-helix of each ear and retest the indicator muscle. If the indicator muscle becomes weak, ask the patient to remove one finger at a time as the indicator muscle is retested to determine which ear is involved. One should then therapy localize and challenge the corre sponding part on the patient's body if the reflex point remains positive, treat accordingly. Retherapy localize the involved ear to determine if the reflex point has been abolished. If the indicator muscle remains strong, have the patient move his fingers bilaterally superior and repeat the same procedure. When treating a patient's structural faults, simply therapy localize the ear bilaterally to determine if the corresponding point on the ear is involved. A strong indicator muscle should be retested. Because of the relatively large size of the fingertips in comparison to the small points on the ear, therapy localiza tion technique may not always be accurate. Therefore, the use of any one of the other diagnostic instruments out lined in this chapter may be necessary.
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METHODS OF TREATMENT
THUMB-TIP
2nd FINGER KNEE 3rd FINGER 2nd TOE 4th FINGER 5th FINGER SACRO-ILIAC ARTICULATION COXO- FEMORAL ARTICULATION PUBIS WRIST LIVER TH O RA CIC CAGE PANCREAS ELBOW KIDNEY SPLEEN STERNO- -----CLAVICULAR ARTICULATION OVARY TESTICLE ASCENDING CO LO N ZERO POINT BLADDER PROSTATE POINT 3rd TOE 4th TOE 5th TOE ANKLE ALLERGY 1st TOE

H EA R T ---------------GLENO- HUMORAL ARTICULATION

GALL BLADDER TRACHEA

A C R O M IO CLAVICULAR ARTICULATION

ILEO CECAL VALVE PLEXUS POINT STOMACH

"W ON DERFUL" POINT ESOPHAGUS DIZZINESS POINT

LUNG ADRENAL POINT THYROIDIAN POINT CEPHALIC MASTERPOINT GENITAL POINT

THALAMUS POINT PARATHYROIDIAN POINT SENSORIAL MASTER POINT

P. F. M. NOGIER M.D.
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HAND

FO OT

KNEE PUBIC ----SYMPHYSIS C OXOFEMORAL

HEEL BLADDER URETER

STERNUM COSTAL GRIL HUMERUS

URETER KIDNEY LARGE INTESTINE GALLBLADDER

SPLEEN HEART ZERO POINT LIVER TRACHEA PANCREAS COLLAR-BONE SHOULDER STOMACH

LUNG NECK ESOPHAGUS

LOWER MAXILLA

FRONTALBONE

P. F. M. NOGIER M.D. FIG. AT-5

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If one palpates the ear and finds a sensitive area, it may be treated locally (auriculotherapy) or the corresponding area of the body may be treated (through any one of the five foraminal elements). If the treatment is successful, it will abolish the reflex point on the ear. Therefore, it can be said that the ear is useful in diagnosis as well as in treatment.

Auriculotherapy may be performed by any one of the following methods, but the patient's comfort must always be a constant consideration. 1. ELECTRICAL MACHINES There are several electrical machines on the market today which can be used to indicate a sensitive point on the ear. Upon locating the sensitive areas, a machine may also be used to induce a small electrical current into the ear which will abolish the reflex. 2. NEEDLES The most common method of auriculotherapy practiced around the world today is through the use of an auriculotherapy needle. A gold needle is used to tonify and a silver needle is used to sedate. A stainless steel needle allows the energies of the body to balance. Auriculotherapy needles are approximately one-fourth the size of an acupuncture needle. 3. MAGNET THERAPY Magnet therapy is another popular method of treatment. Once the sensitive point on the ear has been located through palpation or an electrical instrument, the pencil magnet is placed upon that point for approximately 10-15 seconds. With a pencil magnet, one uses the north poleof the magnetto tonify the right side of the body and the south pole of the magnet to tonify the left side of the body. To sedate, the process is reversed. Use the south pole to sedate the right side of the body and the north pole to sedate the left side of the body. 4. AURICULAR RADICULAR APPENDAGE STRETCHING TECHNIQUE Through Applied Chiropractic Kinesiological Diagnosis and Technique, a patient's need for auriculo therapy can often be determined by his respiratory phase (see chapter on Respiratory Assistance Tech nique). The patient's respiratory phase isdetermined bya simple muscletest. Askthe patient to lie in a supine position and take a deep breath, raise his head, turn it to the right and hold it in this position as the muscle is being tested (the same procedure should be performed as the patient turns his head to the left). Frequently, if a patient is in need of auriculotherapy, this action will cause immediate muscle weakness on the side toward which the head is being turned. Auriculotherapy may be needed bilaterally or unilaterally, and this is why the patient must be tested when turning the head to the left and the right. If the patient's respiratory phase indicates that he is in need of auriculotherapy, and the side of involvement has been established, treatment can then be initiated. Dr. Goodheart's method of treatment is to simply go to the ear on the affected side and begin a radicular stretching and pulling of the ear along the anti-helix area. Then, the patient is retested to make sure correction has taken place. If the ear is crumpled in the area where the A uri cular Radicular Appendage Stretching Technique was utilized, it will cause the original findings to reappear. 5. K-27 If a muscle weakness is found and does not respond to any one of the five foraminal elements, one can con tact K-27 and the appropriate spinal area on the ear simultaneously to restore muscle strength.

Dr. Robert Perolman of Hollywood Beach, Florida spent four months in France studying auriculotherapy with Dr. Bordeo, Dr. Nibiet and Dr. Nogier, the world's three leading auriculotherapists. While in France, he noticed that approximately 70% of their treatment was administered through spinal manipulation and 30% through acu puncture.

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TYPE OF ENERGY
In a demonstration before the I.C .A .K ., Dr. Perolman selected a patient with an ileocecal valve syndrome, a weak right rectus abdominis and a weak right quadriceps. These weaknesses were confirmed through muscle testing and also therapy localization. Dr. Perolman then located the associated point on the ear for the ileocecal valve and inserted a stainless steel needle. This resulted in correction of the ileocecal valve syndrome and the asso ciated weakened musculature. Dr. Good heart, who was also present at the demonstration, then covered the stain less steel needle with a lead glove, and this action immediately resulted in muscle weakness and the return of the ileocecal valve syndrome. When the lead glove was removed, the muscles regained their strength, and the ileocecal valve correction reoccurred. This demonstration illustrates, once again, that the needle acts as an antenna and draws electromagnetic energy from the environment. Dr. Goodheart's research has contributed substantially to our understanding of auriculotherapy in many areas. He found that if a lead glove was placed over the ear in the absence of a needle, it would also often result in the weak ening of all the muscles on that side of the patient's body. Apparently, on some people, the ear acts as an auxiliary antenna to draw supplementary energy. Approximately 95% of those people who exhibit cranial respiratory faults will also respond to the lead glove effect. It has been found that the use of this additional source of energy and the cranial respiratory fault can be corrected through the Auricular Radicular Appendage Stretching Technique. Keep in mind that not all people who are in need of auriculotherapy display a cranial respiratory fault or respond to the lead glove effect. For those who do not, it is necessary to utilize therapy localization, palpate the ear or use electrical instrumentation to make this determination.

For additional information on Auriculotherapy, read "A Treatise of Auriculotherapy/' P.F.M. Nogier, M .D ., Maisonnerve 57160 Moulins les Metz, France.

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