Post – Hegel

English

Auriculotherapy, a medical discipline developed in France by Dr. Paul Nogier in the 1950s, is today a cornerstone of integrative health. This article reviews its historical foundations, clinical relevance, and international dissemination. It focuses on Nogier’s three major discoveries: auricular cartography based on somatotopy, the Vascular Autonomic Signal (VAS), and the use of therapeutic Nogier frequencies targeting specific tissues and functions. A key conceptual distinction is made between reflex points, indicating structural pathology, and functional points, revealing neurovegetative dysfunctions. Auriculotherapy has found increasing application in France within Centres d’Évaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur (CETDs) (Pain Evaluation and Treatment Centers) where its non-invasive nature supports a biopsychosocial model of chronic pain management. Neuroplasticity underscores the dynamic nature of the auricular map, calling for personalized and adaptive clinical practice. The article also highlights interdisciplinary collaboration, current institutional challenges, and the international outreach efforts led by several university programs, the École du GLEM (Lyon Medical Studies Group), and the Godthjaelp Maugendre International Institute. The role of the French non-profit organization GETCOP (Group for the Evaluation of Personalized Complementary Therapies and Innovative Practices) in validating and promoting complementary therapies is discussed. Auriculotherapy offers a compelling model of integrative care—safe, holistic, effective, and deeply human.