Effects of Temperature on Chronic Trapezius Myofascial Pain Syndrome during Dry Needling Therapy

Table 3

SF-36 evaluation before and after treatment in patients of groups A and B (mean ± SD).

SF-36
Parameter	0 d	7 d	1 m	3 m	p
A group	55.7 ± 11.8	60.1 ± 13.0	65.6 ± 12.8	67.1 ± 13.1	p1 = 0.198	p2 = 0.004
					p3 = 0.001	p4 = 0.108
					p5 = 0.042	p6 = 0.667
B group	56.7 ± 11.8	61.1 ± 11.3	67.8 ± 10.0	70.1 ± 10.7	p1 = 0.128	p2 = 0.000
					p3 = 0.000	p4 = 0.023
					p5 = 0.002	p6 = 0.424
	0.757	0.758	0.481	0.348

p1: comparison between 0 and seven days of treatment; p2: comparison between 0 and one month of treatment; p3: comparison between 0 and three months of treatment; p4: comparison between seven days and one month of treatment; p5: comparison between seven days and one month of treatment; p6: comparison between one month and three months of treatment.