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Table 2 Differences in the ROM between LTR intensities

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

Week-medium

Strong

Mean difference

p-value

Effect size (d)

Dorsiflexion

4.3 [2.3 to 6.3]

7.7 [ 4.7 to 10.8]

3.4 [0.19 to 6.7]

0.040 *

1.2 (large)

Knee extension

9.3 [5.6 to 13.0]

15.6 [9.9 to 21.2]

6.3 [ 0.2 to 12.3]

0.043*

1.1 (large)

  1. Values are expressed in degrees. Week-medium (legs = 7) and strong (legs = 7). Values are means and 95 % confidence intervals. Maximal range of motion (ROM)
  2. *p < 0.05. Cohen’s d (d)
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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