From: Characterization of the "deqi" response in acupuncture
 | Acupuncture | Tactile stimulation | Fisher's | ||||
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Sensations | N | % | SE | N | % | SE | p |
Aching | 28 | 62.2 | 7.5 | 3 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.0001 |
Soreness | 25 | 55.6 | 7.7 | 5 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 0.0001 |
Pressure | 23 | 51.1 | 7.7 | 8 | 16.9 | 5.8 | 0.0001 |
Heaviness | 12 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 3 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.01 |
Fullness | 7 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.03 |
Warm | 10 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.004 |
Cool | 7 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 0.30 |
Numbness | 18 | 40.0 | 7.6 | 5 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 0.002 |
Tingling | 26 | 57.8 | 7.6 | 11 | 24.4 | 6.6 | 0.001 |
Dull Pain | 14 | 31.1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.0002 |