Ear acupuncture in the control of migraine pain: Selecting the right acupoints by the "needle-contact test"

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Romoli, M ^a   Allais, G ^b   Airola, G ^b   Benedetto, C ^b  

^a FISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupoint selection; Ear acupuncture; Migraine; Pain

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE CONTROL; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MIGRAINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMISSION; SKIN PENETRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 20444383157     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0434-5     Document Type: Article

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