Measuring of pain and unpleasant sensations
pain, neuropathy pain
Immediately before and after every acupuncture treatment session, the patients in writing graded the neuropathy pain intensity in face, feet and hands, using three 100 mm Visual Analog Scales (VAS; 0= “No pain” to 100=“Worst imaginable pain”). Further, levels of unpleasant sensations in face, feet and hands were graded, using 3 100 mm VAS (0=“No discomfort” to 100=“Worst imaginable discomfort”). Previous studies presented satisfactory validity, reliability and feasibility