Research Article
Distal Acupoints Outperform Proximal Acupoints in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 6
Active and passive ROM differences between the three groups, postintervention comparisons, and post hoc analysis.
| | | PG | DG | SG | value (PG vs DG vs SG) | Post hoc tests |
| | Postintervention active ROM | 122.97 ± 23.29 | 125.20 ± 6.96 | 119.03 ± 12.56 | 0.31 | Not applied | | Active ROM difference | 0.13 ± 16.38 | 3.93 ± 5.64 | −0.39 ± 3.40 | 0.21 | Not applied | | Postintervention passive ROM | 129.23 ± 11.67 | 128.43 ± 7.53 | 123.94 ± 11.03 | 0.10 | Not applied | | Passive ROM difference | 3.23 ± 5.21 | 2.57 ± 4.08 | −0.77 ± 3.53 | 0.001 | DG > SG; PG > SG |
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Values are presented as mean ± SD. PG = proximal acupoints group; DG = distal acupoints group; SG = sham acupoints group.
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