Efficacy Analysis of the Reinforcing and Circulation-Promoting Protocol of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Treatment of Twenty-Four Patients with Refractory Chronic Low Back Pain

Table 4

Distribution and comparison of treatment and onset time.

Treat-ment period (d)		Times of treatment		Onset time		Improvement time
N (Missing)	24 (0)	N (Missing)	24(0)	N (Miss-ing)	24 (0)	N (Missing)	24 (0)
Mean (SD)	42.46 (31.18)	Mean (SD)	9.13 (5.09)	Mean (SD)	9.54 (15.71)	Mean (SD)	14.67 (17.14)
Median (Q3-Q1)	39.00 (46.00)	Median (Q3-Q1)	7.50 (8.50)	Median (Q3-Q1)	3.00 (5.50)	Median (Q3-Q1)	9.00 (12.50)
Q1, Q3	(15.50, 61.50)	Q1, Q3	(5.00, 13.50)	Q1, Q3	(2.00, 7.50)	Q1, Q3	(2.50, 15.00)
(Min, Max)	(7.00, 125.00)	(Min, Max)	(3.00, 19.00)	(Min, Max)	(2.00, 70.00)	(Min, Max)	(2.00, 70.00)