Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Semipermanent ASP needle placement in battlefield acupuncture.
- Figure 2.
Randomization and enrollment of study patients. BFA, battlefield acupuncture; STD, standard treatment.
- Figure 3.
Mean pain scores of the standard treatment (STD) group versus the battlefield acupuncture (BFA) group.
- Figure 4.
Mean doses of ibuprofen among the standard treatment (STD) group versus the battlefield acupuncture (BFA) group.
- Figure 5.
Missed work hours among the standard treatment (STD) group versus the battlefield acupuncture (BFA) group.
Tables
Standard Treatment Group Battlefield Acupuncture Group P Value Mean age (years) 31 34 .48 Sex (n) Male 12 7 .25 Female 15 20 .40 Subjects using antibiotics (n) 2 3 .65 Return clinic visit within 2 weeks of initial encounter (n) 2 1 .56 - Table 2. Pain Scores, Ibuprofen Doses, and Missed Work Hours Among the Standard Treatment Group versus the Battlefield Acupuncture Group
Standard Treatment (95% CI) BFA + Standard Treatment (95% CI) P Value* Pain scores (0–10) 0 minutes 6.2 (5.7–6.7) 6.4 (6.0–6.8) .52 15 minutes 6.0 (5.4–6.6) 2.6 (1.7–3.5) <.0001 6 hours 4.8 (4.0–5.6) 2.5 (1.6–3.4) .0005 24 hours 4.1 (3.3–4.9) 1.9 (1.0–2.8) .0006 48 hours 2.3 (1.6–3.0) 1.3 (0.6–2.0) .063 Ibuprofen doses taken (n) 15 minutes 0.07 (0–0.08) 0.04 (0–0.012) .56 6 hours 1.07 (0.69–1.45) 0.39 (0.2–0.58) .003 24 hours 2.63 (1.95–3.31) 1.37 (0.92–1.82) .004 48 hours 4.07 (2.9–5.24) 2.19 (1.44–2.94) .009 Missed work hours 15 minutes 1.13 (0.49–1.77) 0.61 (0–1.25) .25 6 hours 3.19 (1.91–4.47) 1.57 (0.66–2.48) .05 24 hours 5.48 (3.25–7.71) 3.04 (1.34–4.74) .09 48 hours 6.48 (3.99–8.97) 3.78 (1.63–5.93) .11 ↵* Pairwise comparisons by t test.
BFA, battlefield acupuncture; CI, confidence interval.
