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Short Communication
Volume 9, Number 6, June 2017, pages 525-527
Effect of Acupressure, Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Women With Pregnancy-Related Anxiety and Previous Depression: A Preliminary Study
Tables
| Number of needle insertions per subject per session: 5 - 8 needles per side. |
| Names (or location if no standard name) of points used: spleen 6, kidney 6, spleen 9, bladder 60, lung 7, stomach 34, triple burner 5, pericardium 6, triple burner 4, stream point, bladder 10, etc. |
| Depth of insertion, based on a specified unit of measurement, or on a particular tissue level: ≤ 1 - 2 cm. |
| Response sought: muscle relaxation or contraction. |
| Needle stimulation: manual. |
| Needle retention time: within 5 min. |
| Needle type: 0.14 mm (diameter), 4.0 cm (length); Seirin Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan. |
| Receiving oriental treatments | Yes | No | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are presented as number (percentage). *P-value by X2 test. | |||
| Number | 10 | 38 | |
| Maternal age ≥ 35 years | 7 (70) | 19 (50) | 0.26 |
| Nulliparity | 6 (60) | 21 (55) | 0.79 |
| Multiple pregnancy | 1 (10) | 2 (5) | 0.58 |
| Cause of anxiety | |||
| General malaise | 6 (60) | 14 (37) | 0.19 |
| Anxiety without reason | 3 (30) | 16 (42) | 0.49 |
| Emesis/lumbago | 1(10) | 8 (21) | 0.43 |