Auricular Causative Diagnosis—Finding the Roots of Diseases: A Study of Clinical Cases

Abstract

Abstract

Background:

Success of any medical treatment depends on understanding the true origin of symptom development—this is also naturally true of acupuncture. All therapeutic actions must consist of not only relieving patients' pain but also reinstating the correct working order of the body's defense mechanisms and of the organ whose weakness caused the ailment to develop. Early diagnosis of an internal weakness, which could potentially lead to development of a pathological syndrome—even before any symptom is detected—could be the basis of effective prevention. The aim of Auricular Causative Diagnosis (ACD) is to discover the inner causes of pathologic conditions. ACD is based on visualization and analysis of the pathologic marks in Auricular Points (APs). ACD allows physicians to identify existing illnesses precisely and determine which inner organ is fragile and therefore responsible for the development of a symptom. ACD can even be used to anticipate and reveal developing pathologic processes before their clinical manifestation and therefore can be used to prevent illnesses.

Objective:

The aim of this research is to show correlations between organ pathologies and their corresponding APs in practice, and to improve understanding of the successes and failures in results when using ACD.

Materials and Methods:

This long-term study (ongoing since 1985) has included >10,000 cases, with patients of different ages and different pathologies. First, measurements were performed with an Electric Skin Resistance Test (ESRT) in main APs of healthy individuals at different ages. Then, measurements of the same APs with the ESRT were performed in patients with well-known pathologies, who were undergoing surgery in different hospital departments: cardio-surgery; gynecology; digestive surgery; orthopedic surgery; and respiratory surgery. ESRT measurements were compared in both groups.

Results:

Stimulation of a Causative Auricular Point tremendously increased therapeutic success, led to immediate relief of pathologic symptoms, helped recover organ functions, and helped prevent illnesses.

Conclusions:

Given that different causes can be at the origin of identical symptoms, discovery of true inner problems through ACD, helps physicians treat the roots of pathologies, not only the symptoms, and improves the efficiency of the treatments. To support these clinical case studies, provided by more than 30 years of practice, the current authors believe that evaluations using a double-blind procedure and also animal trials should be performed.