Research Article

Clinical Effects of Laser Acupuncture plus Chinese Cupping on the Pain and Plasma Cortisol Levels in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Effects on VAS and cortisol level before and after the treatment session.

  Laser acupuncture group
()
Control group
()
 BeforeAfterBeforeAfter

VAS0.0010.001
Cortisol level0.010.03

meant the significant difference before and after treatment session. , laser acupuncture versus control group.