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Table 3 The mean difference of the total MAS score after receiving treatment between the laser acupuncture group and control group.

From: The Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Spasticity in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Variable

Before mean (SD)

After mean (SD)

Mean difference (95% CI)

r

p

Laser acupuncture

70.88 (15.10)

64.19 (18.51)

6.692 (2.354–11.030)

0.815

0.002a

Placebo laser acupuncture

61.81 (18.22)

64.04 (19.23)

−2.231 (−7.027–2.565)

0.800

0.174a

  1. r = correlation; SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval.
  2. a Paired t test.
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