Auricular Acupressure Can Modulate Pain Threshold

The objective of our study was to investigate if auriculotherapy (AT) can modulate pain threshold. In our experiments, AT consisted of placing Vaccaria seeds over the “fingers point” of one ear. Two groups of healthy volunteers were enrolled for the study. Each subject was asked to perform an autoal...

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Main Authors: Antonietta Santoro, Stefania Lucia Nori, Letizia Lorusso, Carmine Secondulfo, Marcellino Monda, Andrea Viggiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/457390