Fig. 5From: Efficacy and safety of thread embedding acupuncture for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled pilot trialChanges in VAS, SF-MPQ, and ODI scores in TEA and acupuncture groups. * p < 0.05: statistically significant difference according to repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) by contrast analysis with Bonferroni’s correction on time. † p < 0.05: statistically significant difference according to repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) by contrast analysis with Bonferroni’s correction on time and group interaction. MPQ short-form McGill Pain, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, PPI Present Pain Intensity scale, TEA thread-embedding acupuncture, VAS visual analog scaleBack to article page