Cervical region trigger point Injection with dry needling versus wet needling by lidocaine in geriatric population: a comparative study

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Demographic data

Variables		Wet needling	Dry needling	Test value	P value
Age	Mean ± SD	68.19 ± 3.21	70.05 ± 4.93	1.414^≠	0.166
Sex	Male	9 (45.0%)	10 (50.0%)	0.100^•	0.752
Sex	Female	11 (55.0%)	10 (50.0%)	0.100^•	0.752
Affected body half	Right	8 (40.0%)	11 (55.0%)	0.902^•	0.342
Affected body half	Left	12 (60.0%)	9 (45.0%)	0.902^•	0.342
BMI	Mean ± SD	26.36 ± 3.67	26.17 ± 4.95	0.138^≠	0.891