Research Article
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study
Table 5
Satisfaction of auricular point acupressure treatment for pain.
| | True | Shame | | (%) | (%) |
| Fewer episodes pain | | | Yes | 9 (90%) | 6 (67%) | No | 1 (10%) | 3 (33%) | Pain improved | | | Yes | 10 (100%) | 8 (89%) | No | 0 (0%) | 1 (11%) | Take less medication than before treatment | | | Yes | 6 (60%) | 7 (78%) | No | 1 (10%) | 2 (22%) | Did not respond | 3 (30%) | 0 (0%) | Overall feeling | | | Much better | 5 (50%) | 1 (11%) | Better | 4 (40%) | 6 (67%) | About the same | 1 (10%) | 2 (23%) | Worse | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | How much better mean (%) (SD) | 54 (39.72) | 45.83 (35.84) | Satisfaction about the progress | | | Completely | 7 (70%) | 2 (22%) | Somewhat | 3 (30%) | 7 (78%) | Not satisfied | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
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