Table 1 Characteristics of the patients recruited to the study

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age

  mean ± SD

37.0 ± 12.2

  range

18–62

n (%)

 Gender

  female

27 (51.9)

  male

25 (48.1)

 Birth country

  Israel

45 (86.5)

  Other

7 (13.5)

 SES

  1–4 – low

8 (15.4)

  5–7 – reference

35 (67.3)

  8–10—high

9 (17.3)

 Marital status

  Single

35 (67.3)

  Married

14 (26.9)

  divorced

3 (5.8)

 Smoking status

  Smoker

12 (23.1)

  Non-smoker

40 (76.9)

Dry Needling Procedure characteristics

 Physicians

  #1 (specialist)

18 (34.6)

  #2 (resident)

34 (65.4)

 Needles inserted

  Single

40 (76.9)

  multiple

12 (23.1)

 Initial VAS

  > 5

33 (63.5)

  ≤ 5

19 (36.5)