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Distal Acupoints Outperform Proximal Acupoints in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 8

Spectral energy parameters of the radial pulse wave in DG.

ParameterPositionPreinterventionPostintervention value

SE0–10HzLeft cun3.144E − 10 ± 2.521E − 103.871E − 10 ± 2.777E − 100.07
Left guan2.449E − 10 ± 1.598E − 103.243E − 10 ± 2.697E − 100.02
Left chi2.738E − 10 ± 2.062E − 102.405E − 10 ± 1.775E − 100.37
Right cun2.884E − 10 ± 1.872E − 103.643E − 10 ± 3.021e-100.11
Right guan3.441E − 10 ± 3.694E − 103.547E − 10 ± 2.799E − 100.86
Right chi3.025E − 10 ± 2.416E − 102.756E − 10 ± 2.091E − 100.43

SE13–50HzLeft cun1.313E − 13 ± 1.894E − 131.196E − 13 ± 1.468E − 130.74
Left guan9.398E − 14 ± 1.216E − 131.279E − 13 ± 1.732E − 130.10
Left chi1.515E − 13 ± 2.734E − 131.181E − 13 ± 2.057E − 130.12
Right cun1.865E − 13 ± 2.833E − 131.500E − 13 ± 2.714E − 130.17
Right guan2.307E − 13 ± 3.367E − 132.000E − 13 ± 3.660E − 130.68
Right chi1.391E − 13 ± 1.936E − 131.009E − 13 ± 1.317E − 130.24

Values are presented as mean ± SD. SE = spectral energy; E = exponential notation.