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. 2021 Oct 18;12(10):781–790. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i10.781

Table 4.

Pain induced during the interventions

Variable
HIPE (n = 5)
LIPE (n = 5)
DN (n = 5)
Mean difference (95%CI)
ANOVA interaction effect
Bonferroni post-hoc analysis
VAS (0-10) 3.2 ± 0.8 3.2 ± 0.8 5.0 ± 1.1 0.0 (-1.4-1.4)11.80 ± (-3.2--0.4)21.80 (-3.2--0.4)3 F = 8.52; P = 0.005; η2 = 0.587 Group P < 0.014,5
1

High-intensity percutaneous electrolysis (HIPE) vs low-intensity percutaneous electrolysis (LIPE).

2

HIPE vs dry needling (DN).

3

LIPE vs DN.

4

Simple between-group effects between HIPE and DN.

5

Simple between-group effects between LIPE and DN.

VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; HIPE: High-intensity percutaneous electrolysis; LIPE: Low-intensity percutaneous electrolysis; DN: Dry needling; ANOVA: One-way analysis of variance.