Table 3 Intention-to-treat analysis for pressure-pain-threshold in neck and shoulder muscles
ETG (n = 35) | REF (n = 34) | (95% Conf. Interval) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trapezius m. (right) | ||||
Pre-intervention (kPa) | 424 ± 187 | 416 ± 177 | 8 (-79 – 96) | 0.851 |
Post-intervention (kPa) | 409 ± 183 | 342 ± 143 | 67 (-12 – 146) | 0.094 |
Change (kPa) | -15 ± 126 | - 74 ± 137† | 59 (-4 – 122) | 0.067 |
Trapezius m. (left) | ||||
Pre-intervention (kPa) | 434 ± 188 | 405 ± 163 | 28 (-56 – 113) | 0.507 |
Post-intervention (kPa) | 381 ± 169 | 332 ± 154 | 49 (-29 – 127) | 0.211 |
Change (kPa) | -53 ± 113† | -74 ± 119† | 21 (-35 – 77) | 0.456 |
Upper neck extensors (right) | ||||
Pre-intervention (kPa) | 345 ± 157 | 334 ± 147 | 11 (-62 – 84) | 0.759 |
Post-intervention (kPa) | 347 ± 152 | 295 ± 116 | 53 (-12 – 118) | 0.110 |
Change (kPa) | 2 ± 118 | -39 ± 97† | 41 (-11 – 93) | 0.117 |
Upper neck extensors (left) | ||||
Pre-intervention (kPa) | 371 ± 170 | 335 ± 163 | 36 (-44– 116) | 0.377 |
Post-intervention (kPa) | 348 ± 146 | 292 ± 121 | 56 (-8 – 121) | 0.086 |
Change (kPa) | -23 ± 110 | -44 ± 104† | 21 (-31 – 72) | 0.424 |
Reference point | ||||
Pre-intervention (kPa) | 643 ± 218 | 622 ± 231 | 21 (-87 – 129) | 0.700 |
Post-intervention (kPa) | 587 ± 209 | 553 ± 224 | 34 (-70 – 139) | 0.513 |
Change (kPa) | -56 ± 125† | - 69 ± 209 | 13 (-69 – 96) | 0.746 |