Research Article

Auricular Acupressure Can Modulate Pain Threshold

Table 2

Measures of pain thresholds obtained with the autoalgometer.

Pain thresholdTime (hours)Control 
mean ± S.E.
(g)
Treated 
mean ± S.E.
(g)

Minimal score0378 ± 19373 ± 42
1318 ± 11276 ± 24
24306 ± 12317 ± 29

Maximal score0436 ± 28372 ± 52
1371 ± 24306 ± 39
24331 ± 24380 ± 51