Table 2.
Clinical Pain Response of HPS and LPS Groups to TA and SA
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| Change in clinical pain (post-treatment minus pretreatment) | LPS | HPS | p-Value | Lower | Upper |
| SA group | |||||
| SF MPQ Total | −2.14(6.68) | −8.65(7.91) | 0.027* | 0.81 | 12.19 |
| SF MPQ Sensory | −1.21(4.58) | −6.79(6.76) | 0.017* | 1.09 | 10.05 |
| SF MPQ Affective | −0.93(2.70) | −1.86(1.79) | 0.29 | −0.85 | 2.71 |
| VAS | −0.19(1.53) | −1.71(2.59) | 0.07 | −0.13 | 3.17 |
| TA group | |||||
| SF MPQ Total | −6.90(4.51) | −6.42(9.26) | 0.88 | −7.18 | 6.22 |
| SF MPQ Sensory | −5.10(3.63) | −5.17(8.13) | 0.98 | −5.74 | 5.88 |
| SF MPQ Affective | −1.80(1.23) | −1.25(1.71) | 0.41 | −1.90 | 0.80 |
| VAS | −0.67(1.71) | −0.13(2.02) | 0.52 | −2.22 | 1.15 |
*
p-Value<0.05 for t-test comparing change in clinical pain for HPS vs LPS.
HPS, high pain sensitivity; LPS, low pain sensitivity; TA, traditional acupuncture; SA, sham acupuncture; SF MPQ, Short Form of McGill Pain Questionnaire; VAS, visual analogue scale.