Table 2.

Ovid MEDLINE search for auricular therapy for pain management article.

Search string
(1) Acupuncture
(2) Acupuncture, ear
(3) Auriculotherapy
(4) Ear, external
(5) Acupuncture therapy or acupressure
(6) 4 and 5
(7) Auriculotherapy.ti,ab.
(8) Auricular therapy.ti,ab.
(9) Aural therapy.ti,ab.
(10) Ear acupuncture.ti,ab.
(11) Ear acupressure.ti,ab.
(12) Auricular acupuncture.ti,ab.
(13) Auricular acupressure.ti,ab.
(14) 1 or 2 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12
(15) Limit 13 to “therapy (sensitivity)”