The cured-markedly effective rate and total effective rate were 61.9 % ( 26/42 ) and 95.2 % ( 40/42 ) in the acupuncture group , and 36.8 % ( 14/38 ) and 76.3 % ( 29/38 ) in the medication group respectively , with statistically significant differences between the two groups ( both P < 0.05 ) .