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

Table 9

Spectral energy parameters of the radial pulse wave in SG.

ParameterPositionPreinterventionPostintervention value

SE0–10HzLeft cun3.405E − 10 ± 2.691E − 103.219E − 10 ± 2.017E − 100.67
Left guan2.927E − 10 ± 2.351E − 103.126E − 10 ± 2.462E − 100.57
Left chi2.606E − 10 ± 2.213E − 102.647E − 10 ± 2.006E − 100.84
Right cun3.633E − 10 ± 2.096E − 103.451E − 10 ± 2.162E − 100.63
Right guan3.178E − 10 ± 2.007E − 103.187E − 10 ± 2.770E − 101.00
Right chi2.545E − 10 ± 1.651E − 102.378E − 10 ± 1.827E − 100.56

SE13–50HzLeft cun1.291E − 13 ± 1.663E − 131.030E − 13 ± 1.543E − 130.24
Left guan1.463E − 13 ± 1.670E − 131.188E − 13 ± 1.323E − 130.30
Left chi1.191E − 13 ± 1.454E − 131.157E − 13 ± 1.834E − 130.87
Right cun2.377E − 13 ± 4.028E − 131.720E − 13 ± 2.490E − 130.14
Right guan2.725E − 13 ± 3.287E − 132.503E − 13 ± 3.823E − 130.42
Right chi1.425E − 13 ± 1.464E − 131.209E − 13 ± 1.262E − 130.43

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