A Longitudinal Study of the Reliability of Acupuncture Deqi Sensations in Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 4

Comparison of intensity ratings and MASS Index across acupuncture treatment groups.

	All	High Dose	Low Dose	Sham
Soreness*	1.29±1.21	1.69±.86	1.89±1.47	.28±.34
Aching*	1.09±1.14	1.25±.8	1.83±1.4	.2±.3
Deep pressure	1.05±1.13	1.1±.98	1.51±1.53	.55±.57
Heaviness	.80±1.12	.67±.94	1.54±1.42	.2±.25
Fullness/distention	.71±1.04	.68±.86	1.25±1.42	.18±.38
Tingling	1.21±1	1.61±1.21	1.26±1	.77±.64
Numbness	.70±.87	.82±.89	.96±1.01	.33±.61
Sharp pain	1.43±1.05	1.9±.84	1.63±1.25	.76±.71
Dull pain	1.35±1.1	1.55±.78	1.85±1.38	.65±.73
Warmth	.48±.59	.4±.63	.66±.54	.38±.62
Cold	.06±.15	.06±.13	.11±.22	.02±.04
Throbbing*	.63±.81	1.13±1.1	.63±.53	.15±.32
Other	.19±.34	.08±.19	.12±.19	.37±.49
Sum score*	10.99±9.3	12.95±7.55	15.22±11.9	4.82±3.79
MASS index*	1.62±1.13	1.96±.84	2.10±1.38	.80±.62

Values presented as mean ± standard deviation. Significant differences between acupuncture mode (real versus sham acupuncture) after correction for multiple comparisons indicated by *.