| | |
Control group
|
Acupuncture
|
p-value
|
|---|
| | |
(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
|
- P-value by independent t Test. △VAS-1 is the variation of VAS after 30mins; △VAS-2 is the variation of VAS after 7 days. △DHI is the variation of DHI after 7 days
- *p < 0.05
