Ear acupuncture in the treatment of migraine attacks: A randomized trial on the efficacy of appropriate versus inappropriate acupoints

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Allais, Gianni ^a,b   Romoli, Marco ^b   Rolando, Sara ^a   Airola, Gisella ^a   Gabellari, Ilaria Castagnoli ^a   Allais, Rita ^a   Benedetto, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SIRAA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ear acupuncture; Migraine; Pain; Somatotopic representation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; NEEDLE CONTACT TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960137003     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0525-4     Document Type: Article

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