Remote Subcutaneous Needling to Suppress the Irritability of Myofascial Trigger Spots: An Experimental Study in Rabbits

Table 1

The serial alterations of EPN amplitudes (μV) in proximal and distal manipulation of Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN).

Condition	PN group		DN group
	Ipsi	Contra	Ipsi	Contra
Pre	5.80±0.60	4.88±0.80	5.79±0.61	4.88±0.35
Dur1	6.97±0.47	4.84±0.50	6.76±0.89	4.85±0.41
Post1	5.37±0.63	4.82±0.46	5.44±0.76	4.82±0.64
Dur2	5.76±0.88	4.76±0.79	5.68±0.82	4.75±0.53
Post2	4.52±0.76^∗	4.80±0.43	4.73±0.74^∗	4.78±0.41
𝑃 value^a	0.001	1.00	0.006	1.00
poc hoc test^b	*Dur1 versus Post2		*Dur1 versus Post2

^aTested by ANOVA.
^bTested by Scheffe’s method.
*Indicates significant difference (𝑃<0.05) tested by Scheffe’s method.
Abbreviations: Contra: EPN recording side contralaterally to FSN side; DN: distal needling; EPN: endplate noise; Ipsi: EPN recording side ipsilaterally to FSN side; PN: proximal needling.