Comparative Efficacy of Micro-Needle-Knife Therapy and Acupuncture in Acute Ankle Sprains: A Randomized Controlled Trial

25 May 2024 : Clinical Research

Sen-wei Lu^1ABCDEFG*, Bo-xu Lang^2ABC, Jia-na Liu^1ABC, Xiao-xiao Ma^1ABD, Tang-tang Li^1BCD, Xin Du^1BCF, Mao-liang Zhang^1BC

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944157

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944157

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Table 2 Comparison of clinical questionnaire scores in acute ankle sprain at different time-points.

	Group 1			Group 2
	TP1	TP2	TP3	TP1	TP2	TP3
	8.47±0.77	2.02±0.97	0.29±0.40	8.40±0.62	3.23±1.70	0.33±0.47
	32.94			18.10
	<0.001			<0.001
	41.55±14.11	91.08±4.55	96.40±4.68	40.55±11.21	78.93±12.75	96.08±4.84
	−21.12			−14.30
	<0.001			<0.001
TP – time point; TP1 – before treatment; TP2 – after treatment; TP3 – follow-up 1 month after treatment; VAS – visual analogue scale.

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