Auricular Flashcards
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Master point or functional points
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powerful points that have a broader systemic effect, active on most people
Listed as: sympathetic, autonomic, Shen Men, Endocrine, Point Zero, Thalamus, Allergy, master Oscillation, Master Sensorial, Master Cerebral/Omega, V point
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Reflex points
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Organs or points that reflect to a specific body part, organ, tissue, joints, addresses the dysfunction in the specified area
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Uses for master points
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- Normalized and regulate systems
- Pain management
- Hormonal disorders
- Mood and sleep disorders, stress management and induction of the relaxation response, and addication
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How would you chose the points?
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Based on the treatment needs
- Master Points regulate and normalize a system
- Corresponding body area where there is pain or disease
- Zang Fu Differentiation
- Discolouration or disfiguration of an area of the ear that is diagnostically important
- Active Points
- Physiological or biochemical mechanism of the related tissue/organ
- Established protocols (NADA/battlefield
- Based on symptoms
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Contradiction and cautions for Auricular
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- Compromised ability to heal, patients who are diabetic with non healing ulcerations
- Ear infections are difficult to manage in healthy individuals due to limited vascularization and blood supply to the ear
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Frequency of Auricular
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Once to twice a week