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Acupuncture Congress 2018 Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151 Page 43
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9th International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
Objective: This literature review aimed to investigate the current
trends of auricular acupuncture (AA) research in the US and its
future direction from recent journal publications.
Methods: AA relevant articles published by authors from the US
were collected from PubMed database from 2013 to May 2018.
Results: The finding components were AA topics, publication
years, article types, research collaborating countries outside of
the US, AA tools and combination of other modalities with AA,
NADA protocol and BFA protocol, p-values, number of subjects
and animal model experiments. Top four AA research topics in
the US were pain management (n=20), psychological disorders
(n=11), addiction (n=8) and the US military healthcare (n=5).
The journal article types were mostly clinical study (34%, n=10),
review (27%, n=8), and research supported by US government
(23%, n=7). Other modalities combined with AA treatment were
electro acupuncture, body acupuncture, gua sha, tui na, relaxation
technique and antiemetic medication. US authors wrote articles
in collaboration with authors fromoutside of the US such as China
(63%, n=12), Hong Kong (16%, n=3), (5%, n=1), Australia, Austria,
China, Canada and France, Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%, n=1),
Australia (5%, n=1), and Korea (5%, n=1).
Conclusion: U S government and military department support
AA research and clinical practice in order to respond the urgent
medical needs in America. The involvement of international AA
experts in future research can benefit the further development of
AA intervention. Effective AA models may be replicated globally.
Biography
Mieko Takaoka has completed her Master Degree at South Baylo University
and Doctoral degree at University of East West Medicine. Currently, she is
working on her second Doctoral degree at Tianjin University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine. She completed Acupuncturists without Boarders (AWB);
Auricular Acupuncture training to provide relief and recovery in the wake of
major disasters and traumatic events across the world. She has treated US
veterans at the Bay Area Veterans Acupuncture Clinic in San Francisco, USA.
The current trends of auricular acupuncture research in
the United States and its future direction
Mieko Takaoka1, 2
1University of East West Medicine, USA
2Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Mieko Takaoka, Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-002