Table 4.
Results (MD, with 95% CI) of the network meta-analysis for stiffness (on the bottom left) and pairwise meta-analysis for stiffness (on the top right) scores.
| Acupuncture | - | - | 0.15 [-0.17, 0.46] | - | - |
| 1.02 (-2.50, 4.52) | Electro-acupuncture | -4.95 [-5.63, -4.27] | 1.09 [0.23, 1.96] | - | -1.24 [-2.06, -0.42] |
| 4.43 (-0.13, 9.02) | 3.41(0.34, 6.34) | Fire needle | - | - | -0.30 [-1.32, 0.72] |
| -0.20 (-2.52, 2.21) | -1.20 (-3.84, 1.54) | -4.60(-8.62, -0.65) | Sham needle | - | - |
| 1.20 (-4.60, 7.03) | 0.19 (-4.51, 4.82) | -3.19 (-8.06, 1.68) | 1.39 (-3.99, 6.70) | Waiting list | -1.80 [-2.90, -0.70] |
| 3.00 (-1.23, 7.25) | 1.96 (-0.49, 4.44) | -1.43 (-4.25, 1.62) | 3.18 (-0.35, 6.79) | 1.77 (-1.99, 5.73) | Warm needle |
∗Boldface and italic meant significance. (Note: if MD<0, it meant that the treatment in columns was more effective than that of the rows.)