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Table 3 Changes to trigger point sensitivity in control and treatment groups.

From: Neuro Emotional Technique for the treatment of trigger point sensitivity in chronic neck pain sufferers: A controlled clinical trial

  

CONTROL (n = 20)

TREATMENT (n = 40)

  

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

VAS

Subocc

0.02

0.05

7.6

0.16

 

Lev/Scap

-0.03

0.06

7.2

0.11

 

SCM

0.14

0.04

7.6

0.24

 

TMJ

0.13

0.07

7.3

0.28

PGA

Subocc

0.09

0.04

5.8

0.09

 

Lev/Scap

0.05

0.05

5.8

0.08

 

SCM

0.06

0.04

5.9

0.11

 

TMJ

0.08

0.05

5.8

0.23

  1. VAS: visual analog scale; PGA: pressure gauge algometer readings; Subocc: suboccipital trigger point location; Lev/Scap: levator scapulae insertion trigger point location; SCM: sternocleidomastoid trigger point location; TMJ: temporomandibular trigger point location)