Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study for 1-Week Treatment
Table 3
Estimation of mean changes in BPI average pain and BPI severity scores*.
Subject numbers
Baseline
End point
Mean change
Pain Score
Anchor status†
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
MCIDs‡
Worst pain
Improved
36
7.47 (1.70)
3.32 (2.96)
−4.15 (2.37)
−1.86 (45.72)
Stable
22
7.76 (1.67)
5.47 (3.12)
−2.29 (2.42)
Average pain
Improved
36
6.03 (1.84)
2.25 (2.52)
−3.78 (2.18)
−0.74 (54.38)
Stable
22
6.57 (2.04)
3.53 (2.53)
−3.04 (2.27)
Severity
Improved
36
6.09 (1.94)
2.27 (2.18)
−3.83 (2.05)
−1.16 (52.88)
Stable
22
6.45 (1.86)
3.78 (2.59)
−2.67 (2.22)
Interference
Improved
36
4.82 (2.69)
2.02 (2.50)
−2.80 (2.60)
−0.70 (52.69)
Stable
22
4.65 (2.94)
2.55 (2.84)
−2.10 (2.90)
MCIDs: minimum clinically important differences.
†Grouped according to responses from treatment satisfaction questionnaire.
‡Expressed as score reduction (Improved, Stable) and percent reduction from baseline.
