Does Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training Affect Pain Pressure Thresholds of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Mean scores (kg/cm²) and SD with significance level results of pain pressure thresholds.

Tested muscles

Deep neck; flexor group; (Α)

Superficial; muscle group; (Β)

Control; group; (C)

Group; effect ()

Time; sex ()

Timeage ()

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

A

B

C

UT

L

2,29; (0,62)

2,52; (0,57)

2,95; (0,86)

3,13; (1,01)

3,04; (0,47)

2,89; (0,63)

NS

NS

NS

NS

R

2,36; (0,57)

2,5; (0,42)

2,89; (0,87)

3,07; (0,94)

2,96; (0,44)

2,86; (0,56)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

LS

L

1,54; (1,22)

1,66; (1,2)

3,18; (1,14)

3,17; (1,18)

1,98; (1,28)

1,92; (1,24)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

R

1,76; (1,34)

1,73; (1,27)

3,39; (1,34)

3,22; (1,20)

2,48; (1,08)

2,4; (1,07)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

SC

L

1,61; (0,59)

1,47; (0,49)

1,26; (0,67)

1,43; (0,58)

1,39; (0,27)

1,35; (0,28)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

R

1,45; (0,63)

1,41; (0,56)

1,37; (0,56)

1,57; (0,35)

1,5; (0,26)

1,39; (0,16)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

UT: upper trapezius, LS: levator scapula, SC: splenius capitis, statistically significant difference (), extremely statistical difference (), and nonsignificance.