Table 1. Descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation) of the groups.

	CT/DN group (n=15)	CT/ShDN group (n=15)	ShCT/DN group (n=15)
Age (years old)	25.5 ± 3.6	28.9 ± 4.0	28.3 ± 3.8
Height (cm)	180.0 ± 9.7	180.4 ± 5.4	179.3 ± 4.1
Body mass (kg)	76.9 ± 4.2	85.3 ± 8.7	83.2 ± 7.9
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.6 ± 1.8	26.9 ± 3.1	25.9 ± 2.4
Experience (years)	8.9 ± 4.2	12.8 ± 3.1	10.8 ± 3.6

CT: compression contrast therapy; DN: dry needling; Sh: sham