|
Outcomes
| | | | | |
|---|
| |
Standard group (n = 100)
|
Acupuncture group (n = 108)
|
Stabilizing exercise group (n = 111)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
No help of treatment
|
25 (25)
|
4 (4)
|
2 (2)
|
S-ACU
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
SE-S
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Some help of treatment
|
53 (53)
|
21 (19)
|
28 (25)
|
S-ACU
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
SE-S
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Good help of treatment
|
14 (14)
|
37 (34)
|
38 (34)
|
S-ACU
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
SE-S
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Very good help of treatment
|
8 (8)
|
46 (43)
|
43 (39)
|
S-ACU
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
SE-S
|
< 0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Experienced harm of treatment
|
51 (51)
|
43 (40)
|
22 (20)
|
S-ACU
|
0.674
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
<0.001
|
|
Painful treatment
|
1 (1)
|
27 (24)
|
3 (3)
|
S-ACU
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
NS
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
<0.001
|
|
Treatment not enough
|
13 (13)
|
0
|
3 (2)
|
S-ACU
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
0.014
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Difficult to exercise at home
|
24 (24)
|
0
|
5 (4)
|
S-ACU
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Syncope
|
0
|
9 (8)
|
0
|
All groups
|
NS
|
|
Drowsiness after treatment
|
0
|
9 (8)
|
0
|
S-ACU
|
0.011
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
0.004
|
|
Did not relieve pain
|
3 (3)
|
2 (2)
|
5 (4)
|
All groups
|
NS
|
|
Pelvic belt uncomfortable
|
5 (5)
|
0
|
0
|
S-ACU
|
NS
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
NS
|
|
Treatment unpleasant
|
0
|
7 (6)
|
0
|
S-ACU
|
0.020
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
0.044
|
|
Time consuming
|
7 (7)
|
5 (4)
|
4 (3)
|
S-ACU
|
NS
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
NS
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
|
Would choose the same treatment again
|
69 (69)
|
98 (93)
|
106 (95)
|
S-ACU
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
S-SE
|
<0.001
|
| | | | |
ACU-SE
|
NS
|
- S, standard treatment; ACU, acupuncture plus standard treatment; SE, stabilizing exercises plus standard treatment
- Numbers reported with percentage of group
- §Numbers reported with percentage of group.
- ±Mean scores are reported with standard deviations.
- Data were tested for significance with Fischer's exact test. Adjustments (multiplication by three) of the p-values due to multiple comparisons were performed by Bonferroni's method. NS = Not significant.
