Research Article
Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study for 1-Week Treatment
Table 2
The trend of mean pain score and interference from baseline to day 7 and the difference of mean pain score between each treatment day and baseline.
| | Worst pain | Average pain | Severity | Interference | | Mean | (SD) | Change (%) | Mean | (SD) | Change (%) | Mean | (SD) | Change (%) | Mean |
| D0 | 7.61 | (1.63) | | 6.33 | (1.94) | | 6.29 | (1.85) | | 4.88 | (2.77) | | D1 | 4.60 | (2.81) | | 3.42 | (2.42) | | 3.41 | (2.39) | | 2.70 | (2.78) | | D2 | 4.59 | (2.87) | | 3.24 | (2.70) | | 3.25 | (2.44) | | 2.66 | (2.86) | | D3 | 4.06 | (2.99) | | 2.77 | (2.66) | | 2.79 | (2.42) | | 2.27 | (2.64) | | D4 | 4.42 | (2.87) | | 2.92 | (2.48) | | 3.01 | (2.38) | | 2.23 | (2.58) | | D5 | 4.14 | (2.85) | | 2.86 | (2.48) | | 2.94 | (2.35) | | 1.89 | (2.52) | | D6 | 3.54 | (2.71) | | 2.30 | (2.16) | | 2.49 | (2.15) | | 1.89 | (2.48) | | D7 | 4.13 | (3.15) | | 2.89 | (2.72) | | 2.96 | (2.57) | | 2.31 | (2.65) | | D1 versus D0 | −3.01 | (2.27) | −39.57% | −2.91 | (2.18) | −46.01% | −2.88 | (2.12) | −45.79% | −2.18 | (2.18) | −44.61% | D2 versus D0 | −3.03 | (2.29) | −39.75% | −3.09 | (2.33) | −48.78% | −3.04 | (2.14) | −48.38% | −2.22 | (2.22) | −45.52% | D3 versus D0 | −3.56 | (2.33) | −46.71% | −3.55 | (2.28) | −56.17% | −3.50 | (2.12) | −55.66% | −2.61 | (2.61) | −53.41% | D4 versus D0 | −3.19 | (2.25) | −41.95% | −3.41 | (2.19) | −53.86% | −3.28 | (2.09) | −52.13% | −2.65 | (2.65) | −54.24% | D5 versus D0 | −3.47 | (2.23) | −45.57% | −3.47 | (2.19) | −54.85% | −3.34 | (2.08) | −53.18% | −2.99 | (2.99) | −61.25% | D6 versus D0 | −4.07 | (2.16) | −53.49% | −4.03 | (2.04) | −63.66% | −3.80 | (1.98) | −60.48% | −2.99 | (2.99) | −61.26% | D7 versus D0 | −3.48 | (2.42) | −45.72% | −3.44 | (2.32) | −54.38% | −3.33 | (2.20) | −52.89% | −2.57 | (2.57) | −52.69% |
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D: day, SD: standard deviation.
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