Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Auriculotherapy was first developed by the French neurologist Paul Nogier, publishing his results in 1957 with Treatise of Auriculotherapy.[4] These developments were made using clinical trials based in a phrenological method of projection of a fetal Homunculus on the ear for reference of complaints and points for treatment. Dr. Nogier soon brought his discovery to the public, where members of the Chinese Army picked up the map and brought it back to the barefoot doctors. The ear map in China then was developed according to the theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, however, Nogier is still known in China as the "Father of Auriculotherapy".[

Salary: $38,000 – $137,000

Education: There are two schools of thought about how auriculotherpy and similar therapies help to control pain. The first theory comes from Maiken Nedergaard, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He discovered that tissue treated with needles released an elevated level of adenosine, a natural compound that the body uses as a local pain reliever.[8] The other theory suggests that the needles stimulate nerves, causing an increase in endorphins. These endorphins block pain receptors in the brain, which in turn reduces the overall pain felt by a patient. The release of endorphins also has a calming effect on the patient.

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