Table 6.

Reported events associated with real and sham treatment participants

Group	Cases	Adverse events	Degree	Measurement	Prognosis of the adverse events
Group A	3	Subcutaneous induration the size of a grain of rice at Yingxiang(LI20) or Yintang(EX-HN3)	Mild	Hot-wet compression at the acupoint	The subcutaneous induration gradually disappeared 2–4weeks after the treatment
	1	Ache in the leg after catgut implantation at Zusanli(ST36)	Mild	Hot-wet compression was applied at the acupoint 24 h after the treatment	Cured
Group B	3	Ache in the leg after catgut implantation at Zusanli(ST36)	Mild to moderate	Hot-wet compression was applied at the acupoint 24 h after the treatment	Cured