Research Article
Effectiveness and Safety of Acupotomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Pilot Study
Table 2
Observed outcomes and p-value of adjusted group differences in the analysis of covariance.
| Variable | Week | Acupotomy group (n=25) | Manual acupuncture group (n=25) | Adjusted mean difference | p-value |
| VAS | Baseline | 62.74 (16.666) | 58.83 (16.846) | 18.56 | .002 | 4 | 37.52 (24.714) | 52.48 (23.216) |
| MMST | Baseline | 4.69 (1.786) | 4.84 (1.348) | 0.55 | .129 | 4 | 5.48 (1.581) | 5.01 (1.304) |
| ODI | Baseline | 36.81 (11.678) | 30.84 (13.641) | 8.56 | <.001 | 4 | 27.24 (12.302) | 30.76 (14.078) |
| EQ-5D | Baseline | 0.779 (0.121) | 0.737 (0.112) | .005 | .458 | 4 | 0.792 (0.114) | 0.757 (0.111) |
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Observed outcomes are presented as mean (SD). VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; MMST: Modified-Modified Schober Test; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; EQ-5D questionnaire: EuroQol Five Dimensions questionnaire.
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