The score of every item in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the western medication group after treatment ( score of symptoms : 4.70 + / - 2.07 vs 6.55 + / - 2.69 , score of physical signs : 0.85 + / - 0.67 vs 1.45 + / - +0.62 , total score : 5.36 + / - 2.70 vs 8.00 + / - 2.91 , all P < 0.01 ) .