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. 2023 Jun 28;4:1151886. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1151886

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).