Warm Needling Therapy and Acupuncture at Meridian-Sinew Sites Based on the Meridian-Sinew Theory: Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Table 2

Comparison of VAS scores in the two groups throughout the study.

	Treatment group	Control group	value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Baseline	7.39 ± 1.56	7.02 ± 1.42
After treatment	1.82 ± 1.31	4.35 ± 1.81
Follow-up	1.12 ± 1.23	3.32 ± 1.93
Changes from baseline to after treatment	5.56 ± 1.85	2.66 ± 1.61	0.00
Changes from baseline to follow-up	6.27 ± 1.75	3.36 ± 1.93	0.00

comparison of changes from baseline to after treatment and follow-up in each group.
comparison of changes from baseline to after treatment and follow-up between the two groups.