Table 4.
Comparison of thermal stimulation latency in each group at different time points ().
| Group | -28 day | 14 day | 0 day | 14 day | 28 day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | TSL (sec) | n | TSL (sec) | n | TSL (sec) | n | TSL (sec) | n | TSL (sec) | |
| Control | 10 | 12.03 ± 3.42 | 10 | 12.42 ± 1.41 | 8 | 11.82 ± 2.76 | 8 | 11.14 ± 2.25 | 7 | 12.12 ± 2.87 |
| Model | 10 | 11.30 ± 2.85 | 10 | 11.52 ± 2.46 | 8 | 7.57 ± 2.08∗∗ | 8 | 9.56 ± 1.60 | 8 | 9.47 ± 1.27∗ |
| taVNS | 10 | 11.17 ± 2.72 | 10 | 11.26 ± 2.57 | 8 | 8.84 ± 2.26∗ | 8 | 10.58 ± 2.20 | 8 | 11.88 ± 1.30# |
| EA | 10 | 10.73 ± 2.98 | 10 | 9.94 ± 1.92∗ | 8 | 8.76 ± 2.03∗ | 8 | 10.07 ± 3.08 | 7 | 12.20 ± 1.60## |
TSL: thermal stimulation latency. ∗∗P < 0.01, vs. the control group; ∗P < 0.05, vs. the control group; ##P < 0.01, vs. the model group; #P < 0.05, vs. the model group.