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Table 3.

Efficacy of IV lignocaine in fibromyalgia

Dimension	Variable	Pre-Treatment Average^a	Post-Treatment Average^a	Test Statistic^b	P
Sensory	Pain	9	5	5.74	< 0.001
	Pain Relief	9	5	5.11	< 0.001
	Hours/Day in Pain	22.97	17.42	4.27	< 0.001
Psychological	Depression	8	5	4.32	< 0.001
	Quality of life	9	6	4.94	< 0.001
	Coping	9	5	5.45	< 0.001
	Dependency	8	5	3.70	< 0.001
Sociological	Sleep	9	5	5.20	< 0.001
	Work	10	10	2.63	NS
	Social Life	10	7	4.81	< 0.001
	Sex Life	9	7.5	3.36	< 0.001
	Driving	6.5	4.5	3.77	< 0.001
	Housework	8	7	4.18	< 0.001
	Mobility	9	7	4.22	< 0.001

^a The reported average is the median for all variables, except in the case of Hours/Day in Pain, where the mean is given. ^b The reported statistic is the Z score converted from the Wilcoxon signed ranks test for all variables, except in the case of Hours/Day in Pain, where the t statistic is given.