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. 2019 Dec 31;12:3511–3520. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S210672

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Impact of acupuncture treatment on various outcome measures at different levels of sciatica chronicity. (A) The total score of the WHOQOL-BREF scales before and after acupuncture treatment in sciatica groups with different levels of chronicity. (B) The four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF before and after acupuncture treatment in sciatica groups with different levels of chronicity. (C) Various outcome measures before and after acupuncture treatment in sciatica groups with different levels of chronicity. (D) The physical domain of the WHOQOL-BREF before and after acupuncture treatment at the two doses in sciatica groups with different levels of chronicity.

Abbreviations: WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life in the Brief Edition; NCr, nonchronic sciatica group (pain duration, ≤12 months); Cr, chronic sciatica group (pain duration, >12 months); Phy, physical domain of the WHOQOL-BREF; Psy, psychological domain of the WHOQOL-BREF; Soc, social domain of the WHOQOL-BREF; Evn, environment domain of the WHOQOL-BREF; MAH, “high-dose” manual acupuncture treatment group; MAL, “low-dose” manual acupuncture treatment group; SBI, Sciatica Bothersomeness Index; RDQS, Roland Disability Questionnaire for Sciatica; VAS, visual analogue scale; Acup, acupuncture; *p<0.05; **p<0.01.