Control group | Acupuncture | p-value | ||
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(n = 23) | (n = 37) | |||
VAS | ||||
pre, mean(SD) | 5.17 (2.08) | 5.46 (1.91) | 0.59 | |
Post (30mins), mean(SD) | 4.83 (2.02) | 4.49 (1.82) | 0.50 | |
△VAS-1, mean(SD) | −0.35 (0.49) | −0.97 (0.80) | 0.001* | |
Post (7 days), mean(SD) | 3.64 (2.46) | 2.88 (1.85) | 0.20 | |
△VAS-2, mean(SD) | −1.50 (1.63) | −2.48 (1.70) | 0.037* | |
DHI | ||||
pre, mean(SD) | 73.83 (14.21) | 75.95 (11.11) | 0.52 | |
post(7 days), mean(SD) | 59.82 (17.93) | 52.55 (19.11) | 0.16 | |
△DHI, mean(SD) | −15.00 (14.18) | −23.45 (18.32) | 0.073 |