Table 2.
Frequency of deqi sensations in the three groups
| Sensations |
SP6 acupuncture group |
GB39 control group |
Nonacupoint control group |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 23) | (N = 26) | (N = 11) | ||
| Soreness |
11 (47.83%) |
16 (61.54%) |
5 (45.45%) |
0.533 |
| Numbness |
12 (52.17%) |
11 (42.31%) |
6 (54.55%) |
0.710 |
| Heaviness |
15 (65.22%) |
20 (76.92%) |
8 (72.73%) |
0.660 |
| Warmth |
8 (34.78%) |
7 (26.92%) |
1 (0.90%) |
0.285 |
| Cold |
7 (30.43%) |
4 (15.38%) |
0 (0%) |
0.088 |
| Dull pain |
15 (65.22%) |
17 (65.38%) |
5 (45.45%) |
0.473 |
| Sharp pain | 15 (65.22%) | 21 (80.77%) | 9 (81.82%) | 0.385 |