Research Article

Ultrasound-Guided Inactivation of Trigger Points Combined with Muscle Fascia Stripping by Liquid Knife in Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia Complicated with Abdominal Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Prospective and Controlled Clinical Study

Table 2

Comparison of the efficient of PL and PA groups one week after graded treatment.

GroupEfficient at 1 week after primary treatment (%, n)Efficient at 1 week after secondary treatment (%, n)Efficient at 1 week after tertiary treatment (%, n)

PL66.7 (22/33)100 (33/33)100 (32/32)
PA15.2 (5/33)a37.5 (12/32)a90.6 (29/32)

Note. aSignificantly different compared to the PL group, .