Table 4

Comparison of frequency of sensations with acupuncture stimulation between acupoints










Fishers











LI4 (N = 16)
 ST36 (N = 16)
 LV3 (N = 13)
 LI4vsST36
 ST36vsLV3
 LI4vsLV3
Sensations
 #
 %
 SE
 #
 %
 SE
 #
 %
 SE
 p
 p
 p
Aching
 12
 75.0
 10.8
 9
 56.3
 12.4
 7
 53.9
 13.8
 0.5
 1.0
 0.3
Soreness
 12
 75.0
 10.8
 7
 43.8
 13.8
 6
 46.2
 12.5
 0.1
 1.0
 0.1
Pressure
 8
 50.0
 12.5
 8
 50.0
 12.5
 7
 53.9
 13.8
 1.0
 1.0
 1.0
Heaviness
 6
 37.5
 12.1
 4
 25.0
 10.8
 2
 15.4
 10.0
 0.7
 0.7
 0.2
Fullness
 5
 31.3
 11.6
 0
 0.0
 0.0
 2
 15.4
 10.0
 0.02
 0.2
 0.4
Warm
 5
 31.3
 11.6
 1
 6.3
 6.1
 4
 30.8
 12.8
 0.1
 0.1
 1.0
Cool
 3
 18.8
 9.8
 2
 12.5
 8.3
 2
 15.4
 10.0
 1.0
 1.0
 1.0
Numbness
 7
 43.8
 12.4
 6
 37.5
 13.8
 5
 46.2
 13.8
 1.0
 1.0
 1.0
Tingling
 11
 68.8
 11.6
 8
 37.5
 9.8
 7
 53.9
 13.8
 0.5
 1.0
 4.7
Dull Pain
 7
 43.8
 12.4
 6
 37.5
 12.1
 1
 7.7
 7.4
 1.0
 0.09
 0.04

LI4 elicited the strongest overall response of deqi sensations. Dull pain occurred 6 times more often in LI4 than in LV3. Fullness was significantly more frequent in LI4 than ST36. SE = Standard Error

Hui et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:33   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-33