Table 5 PPT expansion. 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

7.76 ± 1.87

8.08 ± 1.94

8.96 ± 1.73

− 0.320 (− 1.708 to 1.068)

1.000

− 1.203 (− 2.591 to 0.185)

0.111

− 0.883 (− 2.255 to 0.488)

0.354

PPT post

8.70 ± 1.90

8.89 ± 2.25

9.77 ± 2.08

− 0.197 (− 1.761 to 1.367)

1.000

− 1.068 (− 2.632 to 0.496)

0.294

− 0.871 (− 2.417 to 0.675)

0.511

  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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