Evaluation of the Effect of Laser Acupuncture and Cupping with Ryodoraku and Visual Analog Scale on Low Back Pain

Table 2

Comparisons between the Ryodoraku values of 12 meridians at baseline and that after therapy from the first day to the fifth day in two groups.

12 meridians n = 21

Active

Placebo

Active group

Placebo group

Baseline

Combine LA with soft cupping

Soft cupping

First day

First day

First day

Second day

Third day

Fourth day

Fifth day

First day

Second day

Third day

Fourth day

Fifth day

Before

After

After

Lung

47.55 ± 19.71

46.54 ± 18.71

35.25 ± 20.73^*

37.13 ± 21.69

45.80 ± 26.33

35.74 ± 17.30

52.81 ± 24.37

40.24 ± 23.04

32.40 ± 19.65^*

34.23 ± 19.81^*

31.39 ± 18.71^**

38.08 ± 2.86

Pericardium

43.47 ± 16.19

40.12 ± 17.22

34.42 ± 19.83

33.59 ± 20.38

41.24 ± 25.18

33.41 ± 19.55

42.48 ± 20.02

36.12 ± 19.65

29.31 ± 17.01^*

30.34 ± 17.29^*

29.58 ± 18.21^**

33.50 ± 22.23

Heart

37.84 ± 13.51

35.96 ± 15.81

28.16 ± 16.19^*

27.35 ± 16.14^*

34.22 ± 16.54

28.30 ± 13.55^*

35.44 ± 15.58

31.33 ± 16.93

24.92 ± 15.76^*

25.76 ± 16.28^*

24.74 ± 15.55^**

29.73 ± 21.37

Small intestine

45.84 ± 16.61

41.74 ± 18.14

34.85 ± 20.43^*

34.47 ± 21.38^*

40.13 ± 22.14

35.46 ± 17.94

45.36 ± 21.79

37.11 ± 19.86

28.45 ± 17.30^*

30.14 ± 17.79^*

29.48 ± 19.86^**

34.04 ± 21.93

Triple energizer

47.54 ± 22.36

45.08 ± 19.83

39.89 ± 23.45

40.08 ± 22.95

47.04 ± 26.78

39.27 ± 18.25

52.90 ± 27.02

38.18 ± 22.25

31.31 ± 18.96^*

34.72 ± 18.94^*

29.56 ± 18.36^*

37.12 ± 20.08

Large intestine

46.33 ± 20.28

46.48 ± 19.65

29.23 ± 21.28

38.34 ± 20.22

47.17 ± 26.00

36.17 ± 14.98

50.29 ± 21.21

37.82 ± 22.04

30.60 ± 18.93 ^**

34.71 ± 17.20^*

31.77 ± 18.67^**

35.24 ± 18.39^*

Spleen

36.86 ± 13.3

38.42 ± 23.62

28.02 ± 19.37^**

30.76 ± 20.70

35.94 ± 24.89

29.53 ± 15.82

34.73 ± 19.97

29.17 ± 13.47

24.67 ± 15.31

22.03 ± 12.40^**

24.12 ± 15.40^*

24.65 ± 13.55^*

Liver

34.96 ± 15.12

33.96 ± 17.06

24.58 ± 18.91^**

25.66 ± 18.49^**

36.71 ± 24.23

26.55 ± 14.50

34.81 ± 20.47

29.06 ± 16.78

24.25 ± 14.85^*

25.64 ± 16.01^*

22.03 ± 15.64^**

25.76 ± 15.85^*

Kidney

25.05 ± 13.27

30.23 ± 15.88

22.52 ± 18.19

25.04 ± 18.77

28.65 ± 20.06

24.19 ± 15.74

28.51 ± 16.36

28.58 ± 15.32

19.40 ± 13.58^*

21.24 ± 13.87^*

20.46 ± 13.40^**

25.03 ± 16.22

Bladder

31.93 ± 12.37

32.93 ± 19.79

23.36 ± 16.94^**

24.32 ± 17.66^**

30.34 ± 20.63

25.76 ± 15.36^*

28.08 ± 13.87

25.09 ± 12.50

22.43 ± 13.50

19.84 ± 12.48^*

20.51 ± 12.52^*

20.91 ± 12.05^*

Gallbladder

25.49 ± 12.59

27.66 ± 15.55

21.10 ± 17.01

22.75 ± 17.33

28.31 ± 19.03

23.90 ± 13.04

28.51 ± 17.49

25.62 ± 15.65

18.82 ± 12.11^*

22.04 ± 14.84

19.74 ± 14.02^*

21.78 ± 11.85

Stomach

31.27 ± 13.08

30.94 ± 16.74

21.10 ± 17.01

25.76 ± 18.59

33.02 ± 20.83

26.85 ± 16.13

29.15 ± 18.75

25.70 ± 14.03

21.23 ± 12.39^*

23.63 ± 15.71^*

21.90 ± 13.76^*

21.72 ± 14.08^*

^*P < 0.05 by paired-samples t-test.
^**P < 0.01 by paired-samples t-test.
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation.