The influence of a series of five dry cupping treatments on pain and mechanical thresholds in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain - a randomised controlled pilot study

Table 3 Mechanical detection and pain thresholds at T1, T2 and estimated group differences at T2 (Mean ± SD)

		T1		T2		ESTIMATED DIFFERENCE AT T2	ANCOVA
		TREATMENT GROUP (N = 22) (MEAN ± SD)	WAITING LIST CONTROL GROUP (N = 24) (MEAN ± SD)	TREATMENT GROUP (N = 22) (MEAN ± SD)	WAITING LIST CONTROL GROUP (N = 24) (MEAN ± SD)	DIFF TREATMENT GROUP VS. WAITING LIST CONTROL GROUP* (95% CI)	DF	F	P
MDT lg(mN)	Pain Maximum	0.58 ± 0.42	0.29 ± 0.44	0.51 ± 0.35	0.38 ± 0.41	0.007 (-0.21 to 0.22)	1/42	0.00	0.95
	Pain Adjacent	0.34 ± 0.41	0.25 ± 0.31	0.32 ± 0.44	0.25 ± 0.37	0.003 (-0.21 to 0.21)	1/42	0.00	0.98
	Hand	0.08 ± 0.40	0.19 ± 0.35	0.07 ± 0.39	0.16 ± 0.44	0.04 (-0.16 to 0.24)	1/42	0.18	0.67
	Foot	0.42 ± 0.41	0.55 ± 0.31	0.41 ± 0.37	0.58 ± 0.27	-0.06 (-0.20 to 0.09)	1/42	0.03	0.44
VDT x/8	Pain Maximum	6.45 ± 0.96	5.93 ± 1.06	6.80 ± 1.11	6.28 ± 0.96	0.15 (-0.29 to 0.59)	1/42	0.47	0.50
	Pain Adjacent	6.17 ± 0.98	5.43 ± 1.02	6.69 ± 1.18	5.82 ± 1.05	0.29 (-0.23 to 0.82)	1/42	1.26	0.27
	Hand	7.53 ± 0.56	7.26 ± 0.80	7.39 ± 0,76	7.10 ± 0.68	0.14 (-0.22 to 0.49)	1/42	0.61	0.44
	Foot	6.03 ± 1.17	5.78 ± 1.02	6.17 ± 1.22	5.75 ± 1.01	0.35 (-0.06 to 0.76)	1/42	3.05	0.09
PPT lg(kPa)	Pain Maximum	2.36 ± 0.25	2.43 ± 0.24	2.41 ± 0.26	2.39 ± 0.20	0.08 (0.01 to 0.16)	1/42	5.35	0.026
	Pain Adjacent	2.40 ± 0.21	2.50 ± 0.19	2.44 ± 0.21	2.43 ± 0.15	0.11 (0.05 to 0.17)	1/42	13.23	0.001
	Hand	2.43 ± 0.16	2.53 ± 0.15	2.44 ± 0.16	2.44 ± 0.16	0.07 (0.01 to 0.14)	1/42	4.78	0.034
	Foot	2.29 ± 0.18	2.35 ± 0.18	2.48 ± 0.19	2.41 ± 0.21	0.12 (0.04 to 0.20)	1/42	9.13	0.004

MDT = mechanical-detection threshold
PPT = pressure-pain threshold
VDT = vibration-detection threshold
An ANCOVA model with 2 groups, baseline values and expectancy as covariates revealed significant group differences in PPT at all areas.

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