Acupuncture for the Treatment of Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Trial

Table 3

Results of nerve conduction study from baseline to the end of the final acupuncture session.

Participants	Findings of nerve conduction study
	Baseline	At the end of the last treatment	Results
1	No electrophysiological of peripheral neuropathy in all extremities	No electrophysiological of peripheral neuropathy in all extremities	Normal
2	Suggestive of sensory in all extremities	Suggestive of sensory in upper and lower extremities	No interval change
3	Suggestive of right distal median neuropathy	No electrophysiological of peripheral neuropathy in all extremities	Improved
4	Suggestive of sensory in all extremities	Suggestive of right distal median neuropathy	Improved
5	Suggestive of sensory in all extremities	Suggestive of sensory	No interval change
6	Suggestive of sensory in lower extremities	Suggestive of sensory in lower extremities	No interval change
7	Suggestive of sensory	Suggestive of sensory	No interval change
8	No definite electro-physiologic of neuropathy	No definite electro-physiologic of neuropathy	Normal
9	Indicative of left median neuropathy	Suggest left median neuropathy	Improved
10	No electrophysiological of polyneuropathy, radiculopathy, myopathy	No definite electro-physiologic of polyneuropathy	Normal

electrophysiological evidence, normal nerve conduction studies (NCS) including motor NCS, sensory NCS, F wave study, and H-reflex study.
of sensory polyneuropathy, decreased sensory nerve action potential amplitude and sensory nerve conduction velocity with normal motor NCS, F wave, and H-reflex study.