Table 5.
Effect of the manual therapy on the pressure pain of the patient’s muscles.
| Patients in T1 | Patients in T2 | Control Group | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± sd | N | Mean ± sd | N | Mean ± sd | ||
| Hyoid muscles right | 32 | 0.38 ± 0.49 | 32 | 0.16 ± 0.37 | 32 | 0.03 ± 0.18 | 0.040 |
| Hyoid muscles left | 32 | 0.28 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.13 ± 0.34 | 32 | 0.03 ± 0.18 | 0.123 |
| M. sternocleidomastoideus right | 32 | 0.56 ± 0.50 | 32 | 0.47 ± 0.51 | 32 | 0.16 ± 0.37 | 0.461 |
| M. sternocleidomastoideus left | 32 | 0.59 ± 0.50 | 32 | 0.38 ± 0.49 | 32 | 0.13 ± 0.34 | 0.082 |
| M. scaleni right | 32 | 0.88 ± 0.34 | 32 | 0.72 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.44 ± 0.50 | 0.123 |
| M. scaleni left | 32 | 0.81 ± 0.40 | 32 | 0.71 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.31 ± 0.47 | 0.384 |
| M. trapezius right | 32 | 0.88 ± 0.34 | 32 | 0.78 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.56 ± 0.50 | 0.324 |
| M. trapezius left | 32 | 0.91 ± 0.30 | 32 | 0.81 ± 0.40 | 32 | 0.50 ± 0.51 | 0.285 |
| M. levator scapulae right | 32 | 0.75 ± 0.44 | 32 | 0.44 ± 0.50 | 32 | 0.13 ± 0.34 | 0.012 |
| M. levator scapulae left | 32 | 0.75 ± 0.44 | 32 | 0.44 ± 0.50 | 32 | 0.19 ± 0.40 | 0.395 |
| M. rhomboideus right | 32 | 0.69 ± 0.47 | 32 | 0.38 ± 0.49 | 32 | 0.16 ± 0.37 | 0.012 |
| M. rhomboideus left | 32 | 0.72 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.44 ± 0.50 | 32 | 0.09 ± 0.30 | 0.024 |
| M. pectoralis right | 32 | 0.84 ± 0.37 | 32 | 0.84 ± 0.37 | 31 | 0.52 ± 0.51 | 1.000 |
| M. pectoralis left | 32 | 0.78 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.78 ± 0.42 | 31 | 0.48 ± 0.51 | 1.000 |
| Paravertebral muscles cervical spine right | 32 | 0.34 ± 0.48 | 32 | 0.13 ± 0.34 | 32 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.040 |
| Paravertebral muscles cervical spine left | 32 | 0.34 ± 0.48 | 32 | 0.19 ± 0.40 | 32 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.160 |
| Paravertebral muscles thoracic spine right | 32 | 0.28 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.06 ± 0.25 | 0.567 |
| Paravertebral muscles thoracic spine left | 32 | 0.38 ± 0.49 | 32 | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.09 ± 0.30 | 0.175 |
| Paravertebral muscles lumbar spine right | 32 | 0.28 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.09 ± 0.30 | 0.567 |
| Paravertebral muscles lumbar spine left | 32 | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.19 ± 0.40 | 32 | 0.09 ± 0.30 | 0.758 |
| M. quadratus lumborum right | 32 | 0.72 ± 0.46 | 32 | 0.53 ± 0.51 | 32 | 0.89 ± 0.49 | 0.124 |
| M. quadratus lumborum left | 32 | 0.78 ± 0.42 | 32 | 0.66 ± 0.48 | 32 | 0.40 ± 0.50 | 0.270 |
All variables are median values ± standard deviation (sd).