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Table 3 Inter and intra-group comparison by symptom grouping

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

NRS-101 Baseline

NRS-101 48-hour F/U

 

Sub-group

mean

95% CI

median

95% CI

mean

95% CI

median

95% CI

Within-group comparison (p-value)

Between-group comparison (p-value)

S DDN

5.59

4.68

6.50

5.00

4.00

7.00

3.41

2.31

4.52

4.00

2.01

4.99

0.011*

S DDN vs As DDN p<0.0001

S SDN

5.40

4.48

6.32

5.00

4.12

6.88

4.60

3.62

5.58

4.50

3.12

6.00

0.003*

 

As DDN

0.24

0.00

0.48

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.71

0.10

1.33

0.00

0.00

0.55

0.041

 

As SDN

0.26

0.00

0.53

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.26

0.00

0.65

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.040

 
  1. S= Symptomatic, As= Asymptomatic, DDN= deep dry needling, SDN= superficial dry needling.
  2. *P-values remained significant at the 0.05 threshold after Bonferroni multiple test adjustment.