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="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><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">NDI</td><td class="align_center">SF-36</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><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">15.79 ± 2.52</td><td class="align_center">100.76 ± 8.28</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">After treatment</td><td class="align_center">6.68 ± 1.31<sup>ab</sup></td><td class="align_center">116.77 ± 11.65<sup>ab</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="5"><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">16.15 ± 2.47</td><td class="align_center">101.58 ± 8.56</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">After treatment</td><td class="align_center">9.16 ± 1.45<sup>a</sup></td><td class="align_center">110.36 ± 10.35<sup>a</sup></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>NDI: neck disability index; SF-36: Short Form-36 health survey 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>NDI and SF-36 scores between the two groups.</div>

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Table 4: 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 4 | 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 