Table 3.
Comparison of the mechanical withdrawal threshold in each group at different time points ().
| Group | -28 day | -14 day | 0 day | 14 day | 28 day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | MWT (g) | n | MWT (g) | n | MWT (g) | n | MWT (g) | n | MWT (g) | |
| Control | 10 | 8.0 ± 1.6 | 10 | 6.7 ± 3.9 | 8 | 6.8 ± 1.8 | 8 | 6.3 ± 2.3 | 7 | 7.4 ± 2.2 |
| Model | 10 | 7.7 ± 2.7 | 10 | 4.9 ± 2.3 | 8 | 2.3 ± 2.8∗∗∗ | 8 | 3.6 ± 2.9∗ | 8 | 4.6 ± 2.9∗ |
| taVNS | 10 | 7.8 ± 2.6 | 10 | 5.2 ± 2.5 | 8 | 1.2 ± 1.3∗∗∗ | 8 | 3.4 ± 2.1∗ | 8 | 5.3 ± 2.6 |
| EA | 10 | 8.4 ± 1.8 | 10 | 5.8 ± 2.4 | 8 | 1.2 ± 0.6∗∗∗ | 8 | 4.0 ± 2.6 | 7 | 6.0 ± 2.3 |
MWT: mechanical withdrawal threshold. ∗∗∗P < 0.001, vs. the control group; ∗P < 0.05, vs. the control group.