Acupuncture and ear acupuncture in Munich

Acupuncture is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Fine needles are inserted into the skin at defined points. According to TCM, these points lie on pathways, the meridians, along which the life energy Qi flows. Symptoms are regarded there as an expression of disturbed flow. Western explanatory models assume that needle stimuli address nerves and influence the release of the body's own messenger substances. Acupuncture is well studied above all for certain chronic pain conditions. This is why statutory health insurers cover it for chronic low back and knee pain under defined conditions. For many other applications, the effectiveness is not sufficiently proven scientifically. We therefore always use acupuncture as a complement and tell you openly what you can expect.

Ear acupuncture, also called auriculotherapy, was described in the 1950s by the French doctor Paul Nogier. It is based on the idea that the whole body is represented on the outer ear – like an upside-down embryo. Certain points on the ear are therefore assigned to organs and body regions. The needles for the ear are particularly fine. Ear and body acupuncture combine well. On ear acupuncture, Prof. Schulte-Uebbing has written, among other things, the chapter “Ear Acupuncture in Obstetrics” in the textbook “Principles of Ear Acupuncture, Microsystem of the Auricle” (Thieme, 2010).

Acupuncture and ear acupuncture have been an important focus of our practice for decades. We use them as a complement in four areas. To support the immune system: as a complement for stress, burnout syndrome, states of exhaustion, weakened immune defences and frequent infections, and alongside treatment for cancer. For metabolic regulation: as a complement for metabolic, hormonal and digestive disorders, overweight, heart complaints, allergies, depression and anxiety. In gynaecology: as a complement for cycle and hormonal disorders, menopausal symptoms, fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS and fertility. In pain therapy: as a complement for headaches, migraine, period pain, lumbago, sciatica, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, shoulder-arm complaints, complaints of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, hip, knee and elbow pain, and adhesion and scar pain. Acupuncture does not replace any necessary specialist, psychotherapeutic or oncological treatment; in cases of cancer, we liaise with your treating oncologists.

Prof. Schulte-Uebbing has been a member of the German Medical Acupuncture Association (DÄGfA) for decades. There he has given many courses for colleagues as a lecturer. He holds the additional qualification in acupuncture. From the DÄGfA he has earned acupuncture diploma A and the “major” acupuncture diploma B, as well as the acupuncture diploma of Tianjin University in China. He is the author of the acupuncture textbook for gynaecologists and co-author of the acupuncture guidelines for gynaecologists. Together with E. Seiler he wrote the textbook “Acupuncture for Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Postnatal Period” (Pschyrembel / De Gruyter 2000, new edition Gesund Media 2018) and the book “Qi Magnet Acupuncture – The Simple Way to Promote Health” (Gesund Media, 2018).

Prof. Schulte-Uebbing has published numerous specialist articles on acupuncture, ear acupuncture and laser acupuncture. These include “A holistic treatment concept for endometriosis incorporating Traditional Chinese acupuncture, ear acupuncture and phytotherapy” (Z.A.E.N., 2013) and “Acupuncture, ear acupuncture and phytotherapy for the treatment of Hashimoto's disease” (ZAA, 2015). In 2016 a two-part series followed in the journal CO'MED: “Acupuncture and ear acupuncture for women's diseases, Part 1: Fundamentals of TCM, systematics, principles” and “Acupuncture and ear acupuncture as an important component of integrative treatment of environment-related gynaecological diseases, Part 2”. This work shows how closely acupuncture, gynaecology and environmental medicine belong together in our practice.