Acupuncture Differentially Affects the High-Frequency Spectral Energy in Radial Pulse Positions Depending on Type of Lower Back Pain
Table 7
Results of the secondary outcome measures, the fingertip-to-floor (FTF) test, and the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) test.
Parameter
Preintervention (A1)
Postintervention (A2)
value (A1 vs. A2)
95% CI (A1 vs. A2)
Fingertip-to-floor (FTF) (cm)
12.59 ± 12.27
9.88 ± 10.21
0.0001
1.4078, 4.0068
Group 1
16.36 ± 14.67
12.33 ± 11.76
0.0070
1.2571, 6.7985
Group 2
9.63 ± 8.87
7.96 ± 8.28
0.0001
0.7786, 2.5692
Faces Pain Scale (FPS-R)
3.56 ± 1.64
1.22 ± 1.67
1.24E − 12
1.8754, 2.8076
Group 1
4.22 ± 1.80
1.89 ± 1.88
2.25E − 05
1.4805, 3.1862
Group 2
3.04 ± 1.33
0.70 ± 1.29
1.55E − 08
1.7854, 2.9103
Values are presented as mean ± SD. ;.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.
