Descriptive statistics for the pain measurements
| Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 3 | ||||||||||
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | ||||
| PPT iliocostalis (kg/cm2) | Right | TT | Pretest | 31 | 6.17 | 2.78 | 29 | 6.97 | 2.91 | 25 | 6.70 | 2.65 |
| TT | Post-test | 6.95 | 3.29 | 7.97 | 3.72 | 7.68 | 2.84 | |||||
| GT | Pretest | 29 | 6.61 | 3.85 | 28 | 3.65 | 3.80 | 26 | 6.80 | 3.48 | ||
| GT | Post-test | 6.83 | 4.08 | 6.86 | 3.73 | 7.62 | 4.13 | |||||
| Left | TT | Pretest | 31 | 6.78 | 2.77 | 29 | 7.47 | 3.33 | 25 | 7.67 | 2.82 | |
| TT | Post-test | 8.40 | 3.20 | 8.83 | 3.16 | 8.63 | 2.66 | |||||
| GT | Pretest | 29 | 6.62 | 4.10 | 28 | 7.04 | 3.99 | 26 | 7.71 | 4.15 | ||
| GT | Post-test | 7.49 | 4.34 | 7.86 | 4.26 | 8.28 | 4.12 | |||||
| PPT multifidus (kg/cm2) | Right | TT | Pretest | 31 | 6.50 | 2.80 | 29 | 7.16 | 3.21 | 25 | 7.36 | 2.81 |
| TT | Post-test | 7.99 | 2.97 | 9.04 | 3.88 | 8.90 | 3.18 | |||||
| GT | Pretest | 29 | 7.02 | 3.86 | 28 | 7.36 | 4.12 | 26 | 7.64 | 4.18 | ||
| GT | Post-test | 7.27 | 4.38 | 7.89 | 4.60 | 8.43 | 4.76 | |||||
| Left | TT | Pretest | 31 | 6.91 | 2.89 | 29 | 7.18 | 3.16 | 25 | 7.50 | 2.68 | |
| TT | Post-test | 8.47 | 3.47 | 9.01 | 3.04 | 8.84 | 2.98 | |||||
| GT | Pretest | 29 | 6.69 | 3.74 | 28 | 6.88 | 3.75 | 26 | 7.60 | 4.29 | ||
| GT | Post-test | 7.35 | 3.99 | 7.95 | 4.29 | 8.06 | 4.40 | |||||
| VAS (mm) | TT | Pretest | 31 | 23.95 | 14.77 | 28 | 19.63 | 14.26 | 25 | 16.18 | 16.16 | |
| TT | Post-test | 23.82 | 14.82 | 14.05 | 16.23 | 9.65 | 14.37 | |||||
| GT | Pretest | 29 | 26.55 | 22.86 | 28 | 28.89 | 22.44 | 24 | 17.48 | 13.55 | ||
| GT | Post-test | 14.82 | 15.04 | 19.48 | 21.87 | 15.48 | 14.85 | |||||
| RM | TT | 31 | 5.94 | 3.76 | 29 | 4.38 | 4.31 | 25 | 4.08 | 4.35 | ||
| GT | 29 | 5.03 | 3.43 | 28 | 4.75 | 3.23 | 26 | 3.33 | 2.48 | |||
A table showing the means and SD of the PPT, RM and VAS measurements, pretest and post-test for the TT and GT manipulation group, for each experimental visit.
GT, general thrust; PPT, pressure-pain threshold; RM, repeated measures; TT, targeted thrust; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.