Table 6 Neck Disability Index. 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

NDI pre

21.24 ± 13.56

20.68 ± 11.62

20.59 ± 13.01

0.556 (− 9.008 to 10.121)

1.000

0.647 (− 8.917 to 10.212)

1.000

0.091 (− 9.362 to 9.543)

1.000

NDI 1 week

10.43 ± 7.41

9.27 ± 5.22

8.55 ± 7.02

1.156 (− 3.801 to 6.113)

1.000

1.883 (− 3.074 to 6.840)

1.000

0.727 (− 4.171 to 5.626)

0.511

NDI 1 month

4.57 ± 3.96

2.73 ± 2.35

2.73 ± 2.80

1.844 (− 0.479 to 4.168)

0.166

1.844 (− 0.479 to 4.168)

0.166

− 9689E−16 (− 2.296 to 2.296)

1.000

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