Hemiparesis after Operation of Astrocytoma Grade II in Adults: Effects of Acupuncture on Sensory-Motor Behavior and Quality of Life

Table 4

Fugl-Meyer assessment of sensorimotor function at baseline and at 8th week.

	IA + SR group (𝑛=18)		SA + SR group (𝑛=17)		SR group (𝑛=18)		𝑃 value (ANOVA)
	Pretreatment	8th week later	Pretreatment	8th week later	Pretreatment	8th week later	Pretreatment	8th week later
FM motor assessment	35.56±15.48	65.28±10.45^∗	29.82±16.21	49.29±21.72^∗	29.94±13.31	46.33±17.12^∗		0.003^#
Upper extremity subscore (0–66)	17.67±12.01	39.44±11.64^∗	16.47±10.28	29.94±15.88^∗	16.44±8.72	27.78±12.59^∗		0.029^#
Lower extremity subscore; (0–34)	13.89±6.90	25.83±5.28^∗	13.35±6.38	19.35±6.80	13.50±5.83	18.56±7.54	𝑃>0.05; for all	0.003^#
FM sensory assessment	9.94±2.73	16.67±2.52^∗	9.53±1.77	12.12±3.41^∗	9.56±2.01	10.28±4.14		0.000^#
Light touch subscore (0–8)	3.22±2.16	5.94±1.35^∗	3.18±2.24	4.06±1.71	3.28±1.90	3.39±1.85		0.000^#
Proprioception subscore (0–16)	6.72±2.93	10.72±2.74^∗	6.35±3.69	8.06±3.23	6.28±3.59	6.89±3.85		0.003^#

* 𝑃<0.05, compared with pretreatment in each group by paired t-test, ^#𝑃<0.05, comparison between the three groups by ANOVA. The numbers are the means ± standard deviation.