2  Topography and Indications    of Auricular Acupuncture        Points According to Regions (H.-U. Hecker; B. Strittmatter, A. Steveling, E.T. Peuker) Points on the Lobule (1–11) According to Chinese Nomenclature We can divide the…

9 Korean Hand Acupuncture (B. Rauch, B. Lichtenauer)                                      Introduction Although Korean hand acupuncture is an independent method, it can also be used in a complementary fashion or in combination with…

5 The Medical Treatment    of Addiction Using Acupuncture (K. Strauss, J. Blank, K. Spiegel) The Use of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Drug-Related Diseases (K. Strauss, J. Blank) Historical Background Acupuncture…

1 Basic Principles of    Auricular Acupuncture H.-U. Hecker, A. Steveling,E.T. Peuker, B. Strittmatter, T.J. Filler Introduction Auricular acupuncture represents a special form of acupuncture and is often used as a complement…

8 Oral Acupuncture (J. Gleditsch)         Introduction Oral Acupuncture is based on a somatotope of reflex points in the oral cavity. The enoral points are situated in…

3 Treatment                 of Major Illnesses     (H.-U. Hecker, D. Mühlhoff, A. Steveling,    E.T. Peuker, K.-H. Junghanns)                 Introduction Set out below are examples of treatments for major illnesses encountered in everyday practice and which…

4 Diseases of the          Locomotor System (K. Liebchen, H.-U. Hecker) Introduction The treatment of disorders of the locomotor system represents one domain of auricular acupuncture. In the case of acute disturbances,…

11 New Point-Based     Pain and Organ       Therapy (NPPOT)   (H. Garten) Introduction New Point-Based Pain and Organ Therapy (NPPOT) is a type of neural therapy or acupuncture described by Siener. It has continued…

6 Yamamoto                       New Scalp                       Acupuncture (YNSA) M. Bijak, D. Stockenhuber, H. Nissel     Presentation of the Method Around 1970, the Japanese physician Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto discovered a previously unknown somatope in the region…

12 Laser Therapy   (M. Wiesner-Zechmeister) Use of Low-Level Laser in Fractal Microsystems One of the greatest innovations of recent decades in acupuncture has been the use of laser. The acupuncture…