The Active Points Test

A clinical test for identifying and selecting effective points is a clinical instrument to find the points on the skin that are most effective for treatment.
Marcelli shows these effective points, which may be close to the seat of the disease, for example on the shoulder for periarthritis, or far away, for example on the ear or head for stomach pain or a cough. He draws out the principles from TCM and Western medicine and sets out the theory of the approach and offers detailed guidance on how to carry out the test and how to interpret the results, as well as explaining how the test can be used in different therapies.
Marcelli has discovered that a patient experiencing an ongoing symptom can be made aware of the capacity of a few points on the skin to treat his or her discomfort. He shows how the test involves stimulating the skin to the appropriate degree whilst asking the patient to identify whether there is any change in the symptom he or she is suffering, and can be used to treat a wide range of symptoms, from articular pain to migraine, tachycardia, asthenia and depression. This topic was published for the first time in 1995, this substantially updated edition contains the most recent supporting evidence and many new explanatory diagrams and photographs.
Stefano Marcelli provides a comprehensive and effective system for point selection.
A clinical test for identifying and selecting effective points is essential to read for practitioners and students of acupuncture and related reflex and manual therapies, including massage, tuina, Shiatsu and Rolfing.