Variable | Group | Time, mean(se) | p value | |||||||
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Screeninga) | 2 weekb) | 4 weekc) | 6 weekd) | 8 weeke) | 10 weekf) | time | group | time × group | ||
VAS | TEA group | 6.04 ± 0.29 | 4.54 ± 0.35 | 3.97 ± 0.41 | 3.40 ± 0.44 | 2.93 ± 0.47 | 2.34 ± 0.42 | < 0.001c (a > b > c,d > e > f)d | 0.556 | 0.749 |
Acupuncture group | 5.91 ± 0.34 | 4.81 ± 0.37 | 3.99 ± 0.37 | 3.89 ± 0.40 | 3.38 ± 0.38 | 2.79 ± 0.35 | ||||
SF-MPQ | ||||||||||
Descriptive scale | TEA group | 18.85 ± 1.23 | 12.55 ± 1.58 | 11.20 ± 1.45 | 10.20 ± 1.25 | 7.60 ± 0.75 | 7.20 ± 1.02 | < 0.001c (a > b,c,d,e,f)d | 0.248 | 0.355 |
Acupuncture group | 19.40 ± 1.65 | 13.50 ± 1.24 | 11.30 ± 1.18 | 11.85 ± 1.28 | 11.05 ± 1.25 | 9.80 ± 1.16 | ||||
PPI | TEA group | 2.65 ± 0.15 | 1.90 ± 0.14 | 1.80 ± 0.12 | 1.55 ± 0.14 | 1.45 ± 0.11 | 1.30 ± 0.11 | < 0.001c (a > b,c,d,e,f)d | 0.242 | 0.389 |
Acupuncture group | 2.45 ± 0.15 | 2.10 ± 0.16 | 2.00 ± 0.19 | 1.95 ± 0.15 | 1.65 ± 0.15 | 1.50 ± 0.14 | ||||
ODI | TEA group | 35.20 ± 1.93 | 29.09 ± 2.19 | 24.14 ± 1.88 | 23.84 ± 1.80 | 20.54 ± 1.57 | 18.56 ± 1.51 | < 0.001c (a > b > c,d,e,f)d | 0.004b | 0.038a (a,b,c,d > e,f)d |
Acupuncture group | 41.56 ± 2.88 | 35.17 ± 2.64 | 31.70 ± 2.79 | 31.09 ± 2.52 | 32.15 ± 2.72 | 29.80 ± 2.09 |