caa a22 4500 445356596 CHVBK 20180317142902.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10072-011-0525-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10072-011-0525-4 Ear acupuncture in the treatment of migraine attacks: a randomized trial on the efficacy of appropriate versus inappropriate acupoints [Elektronische Daten] [Gianni Allais, Marco Romoli, Sara Rolando, Gisella Airola, Ilaria Castagnoli Gabellari, Rita Allais, Chiara Benedetto] Ear acupuncture can be a useful mean for controlling migraine pain. It has been shown that a technique called the Needle Contact Test (NCT) can identify the most efficacious ear acupoints for reducing current migraine pain through just a few seconds of needle contact. The majority of the points were located on the antero-internal part of the antitragus (area M) on the same side of pain. The aim of this study was to verify the therapeutic value of area M and to compare it with an area of the ear (representation of the sciatic nerve, area S) which probably does not have a therapeutic effect on migraine attacks. We studied 94 females suffering from migraine without aura, diagnosed according to the ICHD-II criteria, during the attack. They were randomly subdivided into two groups: in group A, tender points located in area M, positive to NCT were inserted; in group B, the unsuitable area (S) was treated. Changes in pain intensity were measured using a VAS scale at various times of the study. During treatment, there was a highly significant trend in the reduction of the VAS value in group A (Anova for repeated measures: p<0.001), whereas no significance was observed in group B. VAS values were significantly lower in group A than in group B at 10, 30, 60 and 120min after needle insertion. This study suggests that the therapeutic specificity of auricular points exists and is linked to the somatotopic representation of our body on the ear. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Ear acupuncture nationallicence Migraine nationallicence Pain nationallicence Somatotopic representation nationallicence ICHD : International Classification of Headache Disorders nationallicence NCT : Needle Contact Test nationallicence VAS : Visual Analogue Scale nationallicence PPT : Pain Pressure Test nationallicence Allais Gianni Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Romoli Marco S.I.R.A.A., Italian Society for Reflexotherapy, Acupuncture and Auricolotherapy, Prato, Italy aut Rolando Sara Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Airola Gisella Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Castagnoli Gabellari Ilaria Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Allais Rita Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics "Diego de Castro”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy aut Benedetto Chiara Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-05-01), 173-175 1590-1874 32<173 2011 32 10072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0525-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0525-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Allais Gianni Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Romoli Marco S.I.R.A.A., Italian Society for Reflexotherapy, Acupuncture and Auricolotherapy, Prato, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rolando Sara Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Airola Gisella Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Castagnoli Gabellari Ilaria Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Allais Rita Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics "Diego de Castro”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Benedetto Chiara Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 3, 10126, Turin, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-05-01), 173-175 1590-1874 32<173 2011 32 10072 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer