Wimbledon may be over for another year – but the sharp-eyed among you may have spotted more to Djokovic than just his Lawn Tennis Seeded Position… A pair of tiny beige stickers on his right ear.

They’ve prompted plenty of curiosity among tennis fans, and during BBC Two’s live coverage of the tournament, presenter Clare Balding highlighted them while discussing the many small details that contribute to Djokovic’s remarkable longevity through-out his career.

“The little things Djokovic does all the time. He’s improving his diet, he’s very conscious of his sleep, he’s stretching all the time. Have you noticed the little marks on his ear this time?”

After former champions John McEnroe and Tim Henman admitted they hadn’t noticed them, Balding explained: “Don’t worry, well it’s something called ear seeding. You see these little marks, that’s ear seeding and it’s an acupressure technique, it’s traditional Chinese medicine… It’s the little things.”

And she’s right – for many practitioners of Traditional East Asian Medicine, those “little things” can form part of a much bigger picture.

What are ear seeds?

Ear seeds are tiny pellets, traditionally made from the seeds of the vaccaria plant, which are held in place on specific points of the ear using a small adhesive plaster. Today, many practitioners also use tiny gold, stainless steel or magnetic beads.

Unlike acupuncture needles, ear seeds don’t pierce the skin. Instead, they provide gentle, continuous stimulation to carefully selected points.

Auricular therapy, sometimes called ear acupuncture or auricular acupuncture, is based on the idea that different areas of the ear correspond to different parts of the body. Trained practitioners select points based on a person’s symptoms, health history and treatment goals, often combining local points with others chosen to support relaxation, stress management or overall wellbeing.

For many people, ear seeds offer a simple way of continuing treatment between appointments.

Here at The Lightworks Clinic Ear Seeds are used in-between sessions to prolong treatment effects, particularly when used to help Stop Smoking…

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Article courtesy of The British Acupuncture Council