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TRADITIONAL

MEDICINE AND ACUPUNCTURE

International Conference on

Journal of General Internal Medicine

ISSN: 2591-7951

Volume 2

Traditional 2018

AURICULOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF

MUSCULOSKELETAL PAINS

Francesco Menichelli

Italian Association of Acupuncture, Italy

uriculotherapy is a discipline that uses the auricle for diagnostic and

therapeutic purposes. We can use different areas located on the auricle to

treat various diseases: musculoskeletal disorders, diseases of the digestive

system, respiratory system, urinary system, endocrine system. Numerous

research has shown the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of

dependencies and in eating disorders. In this report the author will talk about

the techniques that are used in the main musculoskeletal pathologies, the

author will present clinical cases treated and explain the use of stimulation

techniques and the limits of auriculotherapy in the main musculoskeletal

pathologies. The author will explain how to intervene with auriculotherapy

in the following diseases: stiff neck, cervical spondylosis, cervicobrachial

neuralgia, bruxism, lumbago, lumbosciatica and gonalgia.

Francesco Menichelli, Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C1-002

Francesco Menichelli is specialized in Acupuncture,

Auriculotherapy and Aesthetic Medicine. He is Teach-

er in Acupuncture at the School of Energetic and Tra-

ditional Acupuncture of Rome (SAET) and Lecturer at

the School of Energetic and Traditional Acupuncture

(SAET) at the Universta Vasile Goldis of Arad (Roma-

nia). He is the Director of the Auricular Acupuncture

School at the University Vasile Goldis of Arad.

BIOGRAPHY