Table 4 Details of minor adverse events associated with treatments reported during the treatment period by the patients in the study
Adverse events | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Standard Group (n = 130) | Acupuncture Group (n = 125) | Stabilising exercise group (n = 131) |
Number of adverse events | 8 in 8 women | 64 in 43 women | 22 in 22 women |
Painful treatment | - | 23 experienced pain from needles | - |
Worsening of PGP | During and after exercises (n = 2) | During the same day that they had received treatment (n = 15) | During the exercises (n = 2) |
Back pain | - | - | Thoracic pain (n = 1) LBP in the beginning of the treatment (n = 17) |
Treatment discomfort-table | Rubbing from pelvic belt (n = 5) | Unpleasant treatment (n = 5) | - |
Drowsiness after treatment | - | (n = 12) | - |
Psychological and emotional reactions | - | Intense emotional release, (feeling energised) (n = 1) | - |
Miscellaneous symptoms | Uterine contractions during exercise (n = 1) | Headache plus severe drowsiness the same day as the treatment and the day after (n = 1); headache the day of the treatment (n = 1); rash developed on the place of the needles a few days after treatment (n = 2); severe nausea with feeling faint, sweating and dizziness (n = 4). | Premature bleeding (n = 1); premature contractions (n = 1) |