Table 4 PPT over tibialis muscle. Comparison between groups.

From: Dry needling in active or latent trigger point in patients with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

Non-MTrP

Active-MTrP

Latent-MTrP

Non-MTrP vs Active-MTrP

Non-MTrP vs Latent-MTrP

Active-MTrP vs Latent-MTrP

PPT pre

4.92 ± 1.13

5.39 ± 1.36

6.06 ± 1.36

− 0.464 (− 1.435 to 0.506)

0.732

− 1.137 (− 2.107 to − 0.166)

0.016*

− 0.673 (− 1.632 to 0.286)

0.268

PPT post

5.16 ± 1.10

5.45 ± 1.34

6.23 ± 1.33

− 0.293 (− 1.241 to 0.656)

1.000

− 1.076 (− 2.025 to − 0.127)

0.021*

− 0.783 (− 1.721 to 0.154)

0.132

  1. Comparison between groups: Difference of means, Confidence interval and P value according to Bonferroni’s correction. *Indicates statistical significance P < 0.05.
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