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Table 1 Pre-post maximal ROM

From: Qualitative ultrasonography scale of the intensity of local twitch response during dry needling and its association with modified joint range of motion: a cross-sectional study

ROM

Pre dry needling

Post dry needling

Mean difference

p-value

Effect size (d)

Dorsiflexion

27.2 [24.5 to 30.0]

33.0 [ 30.4 to 35.6]

5.8 [4.0 to 7.6]

< 0.001 **

1.7 (large)

Knee extension

-26.5 [-33.1 to -20]

-14.1 [-18.4 to -9.7]

12.4 [ 9.0 to 15.9]

< 0.001 **

2.1 (large)

  1. Values are expressed in degrees. Pre dry needling (n = 14 legs) and post dry needling (n = 14 legs). Values are means and 95 % confidence intervals. Maximal range of motion (ROM)
  2. ** p < 0.001.Cohen’s d (d)
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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