Research Article

Acupuncture Differentially Affects the High-Frequency Spectral Energy in Radial Pulse Positions Depending on Type of Lower Back Pain

Table 4

SE13–50 Hz of the six pulse positions of study participants with fixed, distended, or sharp pain (Group 1, ).

Pulse positionBaseline (A0)Preintervention (A1)Postintervention (A2) value (A0 vs. A1) value (A1 vs. A2)95% CI (A0 vs. A1)95% CI (A1 vs. A2)

Right CunMean4.578E − 145.360E − 145.104E − 140.38430.7877–263E − 16, 1.07E − 14–171E − 16, 2.23E − 14
SD5.672E − 145.759E − 144.740E − 14

Right GuanMean5.681E − 144.407E − 144.795E − 140.33070.7193–141E − 16, 3.96E − 14–263E − 16; 1.85E − 14
SD5.542E − 142.905E − 144.021E − 14

Right ChiMean6.109E − 145.961E − 143.155E − 140.72640.0380–731E − 17, 1.03E − 141.75E − 15, 5.44E − 14
SD6.233E − 145.827E − 141.772E − 14

Left CunMean3.772E − 143.531E − 143.497E − 140.60930.9615–735E − 17, 1.22E − 14–145E − 16, 1.52E − 14
SD3.532E − 142.432E − 142.453E − 14

Left GuanMean5.728E − 148.294E − 146.220E − 140.20360.2393–666E − 16, 1.53E − 14–151E − 16, 5.66E − 14
SD6.785E − 141.180E − 136.894E − 14

Left ChiMean5.339E − 145.929E − 144.857E − 140.71670.3593–396E − 16, 2.78E − 14–133E − 16, 3.47E − 14
SD5.309E − 148.296E − 145.285E − 14

. A0 = assessed 30 min before acupuncture; A1 = assessed 10 min before acupuncture; A2 = assessed 10 min after acupuncture; SD = standard deviation. 95% CI is presented as a range from the lower limit to the upper limit.