Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Group</td><td class="align_center"><i>n</i></td><td class="align_center">Time</td><td class="align_center">VAS</td><td class="align_center">NPQ</td><td class="align_center">MPQ</td><td class="align_center">Numbness intensity</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Study group</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">41</td><td class="align_center">Before treatment</td><td class="align_center">6.64 ± 1.18</td><td class="align_center">39.41 ± 5.56</td><td class="align_center">16.31 ± 2.24</td><td class="align_center">5.79 ± 1.26</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">After treatment</td><td class="align_center">1.78 ± 0.49</td><td class="align_center">14.09 ± 2.01</td><td class="align_center">3.69 ± 0.75<sup>ab</sup></td><td class="align_center">1.84 ± 0.33<sup>ab</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Control group</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">41</td><td class="align_center">Before treatment</td><td class="align_center">6.57 ± 1.51</td><td class="align_center">39.57 ± 5.18</td><td class="align_center">16.28 ± 2.37</td><td class="align_center">5.83 ± 1.42</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">After treatment</td><td class="align_center">2.45 ± 0.62</td><td class="align_center">19.31 ± 2.39</td><td class="align_center">5.58 ± 1.16<sup>a</sup></td><td class="align_center">3.65 ± 0.68<sup>a</sup></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>VAS: visual analogue scale; NPQ: Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire; MPQ: McGill Pain Questionnaire. <sup>a</sup>indicated the data were statistically significant compared with that before treatment. <sup>b</sup>demonstrated the data were statistically significant compared with that of control group.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Scores of pain and numbness intensity between the two groups.</div>

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Table 3: Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine 

Table 3 | Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine 