Table 2 Clinical practice patterns of LSS
Usage rate of treatment (multiple responses allowed) ( n (%)) | |
 Acupuncture | 119 (96.7) |
 Pharmacopuncture | 116 (94.3) |
 Herbal medicine | 115 (93.5) |
 Chuna manipulation | 112 (91.1) |
 Cupping | 104 (84.6) |
 Bee venom pharmacopuncture | 96 (78.0) |
 Moxibustion | 3 (2.4) |
Clinical practice and time-to-effect (mean ± SD) | |
 Number of LSS outpatients consultations/day | 7.3 ± 6.8 |
 Number of treatment visits/week | 1.9 ± 0.3 |
 Average length of treatment required for 50% pain decrease (weeks) | 7.8 ± 3.3 |
 Average length of treatment required for 80% pain decrease (weeks) | 16.1 ± 7.7 |