Ultrasound-Guided Miniscalpel-Needle Release versus Dry Needling for Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Longitudinal comparison of primary outcomes in patients with chronic neck pain treated with either UG-MSN release or UG-DN.
Outcome
Baseline
3 months
6 months
Visual analog scale (VAS)
UG-MSN release
6.8 ± 1.6
3.3 ± 1.2
3.8 ± 1.2
UG-DN
7.1 ± 1.8
4.2 ± 1.5
5.8 ± 1.4
value
<0.0001
<0.0001
Neck disability index (NDI)
UG-MSN release
17.9 ± 8.3
6.4 ± 3.7
7.1 ± 2.6
UG-DN
16.0 ± 5.4
8.8 ± 4.5
12.2 ± 5.5
value
<0.0001
<0.0001
SF-36 physical component score (PCS)
UG-MSN release
41.3 ± 14.0
49.2 ± 14.1
55.1 ± 19.0
UG-DN
43.6 ± 16.1
44.1 ± 13.6
47.9 ± 21.5
value
0.013
0.024
SF-36 mental component score (MCS)
UG-MSN release
43.4 ± 12.6
49.4 ± 14.6
51.4 ± 14.5
UG-DN
44.4 ± 16.8
49.0 ± 15.2
50.8 ± 16.7
value
0.778
0.801
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Based on analyses of covariance in which the primary outcome was the response variable and treatment was the explanatory variable; results were adjusted for baseline differences in the response variable.
