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Table 2 Participant perceived soreness 48 hours post-intervention

From: Skeletal muscle contractility, self-reported pain and tissue sensitivity in females with neck/shoulder pain and upper Trapezius myofascial trigger points– a randomized intervention study

 

All participants (N=77)

Sympt DDN

Sympt SDN

Asympt DDN

Asympt SDN

p- value

Soreness from strength test

39 (50.6%)

8 (47.1%)

9 (45.0%)

12 (57.1%)

10 (52.6%)

0.867

Soreness from needle intervention

7 (9.1%)

5 (29.4%)

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

1 (5.3%)

0.010

  1. DDN= deep dry needling, SDN= superficial dry needling.