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NEEDLE CONTACT TEST
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Needle Contact Test performed in the first '90s on an ear acupuncture point to know whether it is really effective or not to cure a dorsalgia.
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Needle Contact Test performed today on an ear acupuncture point.
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The Needle Contact Test (NCT) is a diagnostic technique invented by
Stefano Marcelli, an Italian MD and acupuncture researcher
www.geneticacupuncture.com,
useful to identify, through the contact of the needle on the skin of the
ear and other areas of the body, the most efficacious points for
reducing pain during a migraine attack or any kind of pains. Marcelli
published his diagnostic technique in 1995 for the first time in the book "Il Test dei
Punti Attivi" by Libreria Cortina Torino Turin Italy, improved, refined
and printed as a new edition in 2010 "Il Test dei Punti Attivi" Hoepli
Milan Italy 2010.
The picture above and the following pictures come from
the cited book. |
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Needle Contact Test performed on a
jing-point of acupuncture (LU-1 Shaoshang) to deal with a shoulder pain.
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Needle Contact Test performed on GV-24
Chengjiang, acupuncture point used to deal with an acute stiff neck.
While the needle is touching the skin, the patient is asked to refer
whether his symptom improves or not.
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Same case as above, lateral view.
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Needle Contact Test performed on the
calf, at the acupuncture point BL-57 Chengshan, to value its
effectiveness in a sciatica.
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Same picture above: detail of the dimple provoked by the needle tip.
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Needle Contact Test performed on the
acupuncture point SI-3 Houxi to know whether it is active to treat
a back-pain or not. |
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Needle Contact Test performed on the
acupuncture extra point EX-1 Yintang to know whether it is active to treat
sinusitis pain or not.
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Allais G et al. – The Needle Contact Test (NCT) is a diagnostic
technique invented in 1995 by Stefano Marcelli, an Italian MD and
acupuncture researcher
www.geneticacupuncture.com.
It is useful to identify
through the contact of the needle on the skin of the ear and other parts
of the skin, the most efficacious points for reducing pain during a
migraine attack or other kind of pains. The aim of this study was to
identify the most important auricular zones for pain control by applying
the NCT in a group of 15 women during a unilateral attack of migraine
without aura. The authors also assessed how effective the insertion of a
semi–permanent needle in these zones was in reducing the migraine pain
during the next 24 h. The most effective tender points in pain control
were located on the antero–internal part of the antitragus, the anterior
part of the lobe and the upper auricular concha ipsilateral to the side
of pain. The insertion of a semi–permanent needle in these zones allowed
stable control of the migraine pain, which occurred within 30 min and
persisted at the same levels 24 h later. |
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to know more (in Italian): |
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