TABLE 5.
Stabilometric variables before and after dry needling in female subjects.
| Variable | Female | Female | p | Effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre‐test (n = 18) | Post‐test (n = 18) | |||||
| Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Median (RI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Median (RI) | Cohen d | ||
| X displacement eyes open (mm) | 8.28 ± 3.74 (5.60–10.95) | 8.62 (5.58) | 6.76 ± 5.05 (3.14–10.37) | 9.32 (9.21) | 0.386* | 0.866 |
| Y displacement eyes open (mm) | 29.41 ± 6.38 (24.84–33.97) | 28.37 (10.83) | 40.78 ± 12.12 (32.11–49.45) | 22.80 (16.46) | 0.037* | −2.090 |
| Surface eyes open (mm2) | 19.07 ± 22.24 (3.15–34.98) | 11.70 (19.48) | 28.57 ± 24.87 (10.77–46.36) | 17.60 (17.41) | 0.005* | −2.805 |
| Medium speed of the laterolateral displacement eyes open (mm/s) | 2.10 ± 2.29 (0.45–3.74) | 1.32 (0.72) | 1.41 ± 0.47 (1.06–1.75) | 1.05 (0.32) | 0.878* | −0.154 |
| Medium speed of the anteroposterior displacement eyes open (mm/s) | 1.07 ± 0.49 (0.71–1.42) | 0.90 (0.31) | 1.18 ± 0.58 (0.76–1.59) | 0.70 (0.52) | 0.005* | −2.812 |
| X displacement eyes closed (mm) | 7.38 ± 5.67 (3.32–11.43) | 7.62 (9.35) | 9.26 ± 6.00 (4.97–13.55) | 10.65 (5.80) | 0.386* | 0.866 |
| Y displacement eyes closed (mm) | 35.82 ± 7.36 (30.55–41.08) | 30.40 (13.16) | 39.90 ± 11.24 (31.85–47.94) | 23.15 (16.12) | 0.173* | −1.362 |
| Surface eyes closed (mm2) | 36.82 ± 36.61 (10.41–63.22) | 19.72 (75.71) | 69.34 ± 48.21 (34.84–103.83) | 18.27 (18.01) | 0.005* | −2.805 |
| Medium speed of the laterolateral displacement eyes closed (mm/s) | 1.52 ± 0.47 (1.17–1.86) | 1.47 (0.38) | 1.79 ± 0.61 (1.35–2.23) | 1.22 (0.77) | 0.010* | −2.565 |
| Medium speed of the anteroposterior displacement eyes closed(mm/s) | 1.43 ± 0.62 (0.98–1.88) | 1.17 (0.78) | 1.76 ± 0.89 (1.20–1.39) | 1.07 (0.53) | 0.182* | −1.334 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RI, range interquartile; SD, standard deviation.
*p Value from Wilcoxon signed‐rank test; a p value <0.05 with a confidence interval of 95% was considered statistically significant.