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Table 2 Changes in electrical pain threshold (EPT) values after acupuncture

From: Effect of acupuncture depth on muscle pain

EPT

(mA)

Control group

(mean ± SD)

Skin group

(mean ± SD)

Muscle group

(mean ± SD)

Non-segmental group

(mean ± SD)

skin

0.55 ± 0.64

0.64 ± 0.25

0.80 ± 0.32

0.85 ± 0.28

fascia

0.09 ± 0.12

0.33 ± 0.13

0.64 ± 0.20

0.31 ± 0.09

muscle

1.19 ± 0.30

1.09 ± 0.40

1.02 ± 0.24

0.89 ± 0.36