Research Article
Myofascial Trigger Points Therapy Modifies Thermal Map of Gluteal Region
Table 4
Therapy-mediated myofascial trigger points surface changes.
| | | Mean surface of myofascial trigger points (px) | ANOVA (p value) | Post hoc Tukey ( value) | | Before therapy (A) | After therapy (B) | 15 minutes after therapy (C) | 30 minutes after therapy (D) |
| | All | 504.6 ± 583.41 | 1135.93 ± 1139.88 | 1764 ± 1628.42 | 1681.3 ± 1513.41 | | A < B | 0.23 | | A < C | 0.001 | | A < D | 0.001 | | B < C | 0.24 | | B < D | 0.36 | | C < D | 0.99 |
| | Males | 484.87 ± 530.82 | 1132.6 ± 1055.03 | 2073.4 ± 1948.58 | 2140.4 ± 1849.39 | 0.01 | A < B | 0.65 | | A < C | 0.03 | | A < D | 0.02 | | B < C | 0.36 | | B < D | 0.28 | | C < D | 0.99 |
| | Females | 524.33 ± 612.28 | 1139.3 ± 1182.77 | 1454.6 ± 1066.9 | 1222.2 ± 765.74 | 0.07 | — | — |
| | ΔS1 (px) | 39.47 | 6.67 | 618.8 | 918.2 | — | — | — |
| | value | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.45 | 0.18 | — | — | — |
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1myofascial trigger points difference between males and females.
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