Research Article
Quantitative Data for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Acupuncture Effectiveness in Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Table 5
Comparison of regional powers before and after treatment in the acupuncture and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation groups.
| Region | Before treatment | After treatment | Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test | Median (Min–Max) | Median (Min–Max) | Z | p |
| Delta | Acupuncture | Left anterior | 33.75 (8.67-94.88) | 36.88 (9.65-119.19) | - | - | Right anterior | 30.96 (9.06-118.51) | 38.26 (15.23-127.02) | - | - | Left posterior | 84.905 (48.36-266.14) | 92.12 (44.13-346.49) | - | - | Right posterior | 82.81 (3.86-282.13) | 83.605 (37.56-320.62) | - | - | TENS | Left anterior | 38.00 (1.18-156.98) | 47.04 (14.07-126.07) | - | - | Right anterior | 31.095 (11.43-162.62) | 26.21 (12.54-97.5) | - | - | Left posterior | 88.945 (1.45-297.1) | 104.4 (62.3-270.2) | - | - | Right posterior | 96.535 (40.03-275.62) | 83.66 (55.86-249.22) | - | - |
| Theta | Acupuncture | Left anterior | 4.61 (2.48-67.56) | 5.05 (2.18-34.75) | - | - | Right anterior | 5.66 (2.64-96.14) | 5.25 (2.21-57.31) | - | - | Left posterior | 19.81 (13.26-268.65) | 27.28 (8.56-166.79) | - | - | Right posterior | 19.38 (0.76-210.78) | 26.28 (2.29-132.44) | -2.033 | 0.042 | TENS | Left anterior | 7.42 (0.26-54.51) | 6.33 (2.1-60.99) | - | - | Right anterior | 6.55 (1.54-18.73) | 5.47 (3.21-20.25) | - | - | Left posterior | 25.53 (0.37-147.12) | 26.2 (11.34-68.46) | - | - | Right posterior | 21.38 (9.94-102.13) | 23.79 (10.97-60.34) | -2.213 | 0.027 |
| Alpha | Acupuncture | Left anterior | 3.54 (1.18-14.86) | 3.525 (1.18-8.48) | - | - | Right anterior | 3.83 (1.98-20.47) | 4.955 (2.11-8.74) | - | - | Left posterior | 27.745 (10.83-140.8) | 61.25 (10.69-160.38) | -2.725 | 0.006 | Right posterior | 43.8 (0.53-216.26) | 59.11 (1.78-240.48) | -3.285 | 0.001 | TENS | Left anterior | 4.84 (0.17-21.9) | 4.96 (2-25.89) | -2.069 | 0.039 | Right anterior | 4.38 (1.35-13.83) | 4.46(2.17-9.96) | - | - | Left posterior | 32.75 (11.86-141.99) | 47.04 (10.34-200.33) | - | - | Right posterior | 46.39 (2.06-129.23) | 40.34 (6.99-170.15) | -2.696 | 0.007 |
| Beta | Acupuncture | Left anterior | 4.145 (1.83-15.62) | 6.735 (1.71-21.46) | - | - | Right anterior | 5.335 (2-28.25) | 8.07 (2.57-15.66) | - | - | Left posterior | 24.57 (13.4-71.51) | 29.22 (19.35-66.14) | -2.389 | 0.017 | Right posterior | 28.195 (0.82-57.87) | 31.97 (2.73-73.99) | -2.837 | 0.005 | TENS | Left anterior | 6.23 (0.28-50.6) | 6.33 (2.1-60.99) | - | - | Right anterior | 6.02 (2.33-28.01) | 5.47 (3.21-20.25) | - | - | Left posterior | 25.85 (11.2-109.55) | 27.03 (11.34-120.29) | - | - | Right posterior | 26.47 (9.98-96.30) | 23.79 (10.97-60.34) | - | - |
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