Table 2 Survey responses by country in respect of pain characteristics
From: Perception of Deqi by Chinese and American acupuncturists: a pilot survey
Summary of responses | Dull pain | Throbbing | Sharp pain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | %pooled | n | %pooled | n | %pooled | ||
Deqi vs. Not deqi | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Deqi | 31 | 91.2 | 12 | 57.1 | 3 | 12.0 |
| Â | Not deqi | 3 | 8.8 | 9 | 42.9 | 22 | 88.0 |
Beneficial vs. Harmful | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Beneficial | 23 | 95.8 | 6 | 40.0 | 6 | 25.0 |
| Â | Harmful | 1 | 4.2 | 9 | 60.0 | 18 | 75.0 |