The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study

Table 3

Mechanical detection and pain thresholds at T1 and T2 (mean ± SD).

		T1		T2		Estimated difference at T2	ANCOVA
		TG (𝑛=22); (mean ± SD)	WL (𝑛=23); (mean ± SD)	TG (𝑛=22); (mean ± SD)	WL (𝑛=23); (mean ± SD)	diff TG versus WL*; (95% CI)	𝐷𝑓	𝐹	𝑃
MDT in log(mN)	Pain- maximum	0.425±0.427	0.443±0.418	0.446±0.508	0.411±0.433	0.047 (−0.185 to 0.278)	44		0.686
	Pain-sdjacent	0.290±0.360	0.223±0.374	0.382±0.390	0.219±0.477	0.124 (−0.094 to 0.341)	44		0.257
VDT in X/8	Pain-maximum	6.061±1.542	5.986±1.135	6.061±1.398	5.956±1.075	0.024 (−0.482 to 0.529)	44		0.447
	Pain-adjacent	5.288±1.527	5.601±1.162	5.515±1.186	5.580±1.401	0.199 (−0.366 to 0.764)	44		0.217
PPT in log(kPa)	Pain-maximum	2.349±0.169	2.357±0.192	2.381±0.149	2.299±0.192	0.088, (0.029 to 0.148)	44		0.005
	Pain-adjacent	2.396±0.203	2.418±0.200	2.423±0.195	2.321±0.204	0.118 (0.038 to 0.199)	44		0.005

Baseline values were comparable between the groups. *Differences were estimated by an ANCOVA model with 2 groups and the respective baseline values as covariate.