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Followup | Measurement points | Outcome | Treatment course |
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2 days | After 0.5 h, 1 h, 24 h, and 48 h of treatment | Effective rate: 19.14% in WAA, 1.32% in BA, and 2.78% in WM | Only 1 time |
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No | Before 3 min of treatment and after 5, 10, 15, and 30 min of treatment | VAS: 35.30 ± 10.89 in WAA; 46.73 ± 9.26 in SA | Only 1 time |
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One-month |
Immediately after treatment; 1 month after treatment | 40% in WAA group reported a reduction of NRS ≥ 50% and 12.5% in SA group; 70% in WAA reported a reduction of NRS ≥ 30% and 12.5% in SA. NRS: 3.61 ± 1.98 in WAA; 5.35 ± 2.15 in SA | 2 times/per week and a total of 4 weeks in both groups |
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No | After 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of treatment | Effective rate: 97.5% in WAA; 78.9% in WM | 1 time/per day, 3 days as a course, and a total of 3 courses in both groups |
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No | After the last treatment | Total effective rate: 96.7% in WAA and 93.3% in WM; cure rate: 63.3% in WAA and 40% in WM | 1 time/per day, 5 days as a course, a total of 3 courses; relaxation 2 days between courses |
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No | After treatment | VAS: 1.04 ± 0.54 in WAA and 2.08 ± 0.76 in WM; effective rate: 95% in WAA and 77.50% in WM | 1 time/per day, 10 days as a course, and a total of 3 courses |
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10 | After the last treatment | Effective rate: 86.1% in WAA and 92% in WM | 1 time/per day; totally 10 days |
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