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Figure 5

From: Characterization of the "deqi" response in acupuncture

Figure 5

Deq i weights of sensations to reduce the set of sensations to a single value for each acupoint. The sensations that are more indicative of acupuncture than tactile control have larger weights. For all three acupoints (LI4 N = 16, ST36, N = 16, LV3 N = 13), aching, soreness and pressure appeared to be more indicative of acupuncture than of tactile control stimulation. Numbness, tingling and dull pain varied in their importance for each of the acupoints. For more details on data see Table 8.

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