ArticlePloS one2016
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Combined Effects of Thoracolumbar Fascia Injury and Movement Restriction in a Porcine Model.
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- Ultrasound Imaging of Thoracolumbar Fascia: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of in vivo stretching regimens on inflammation and its relevance to translational yoga research.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Continuous Infusion Pressure Measurement in Predefined Interfascial and Intramuscular Tissue Conditions: An Ex Vivo Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Interfascial Injection Pressure Depending on Type of Regional Anesthesia Needle.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Risk factors of thoracolumbar fascia injury for patients with Parkinson's disease and construction of a nomogram model.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Morphological characteristics of the thoracolumbar fascia: relationship to chronic low back pain and back extension strength.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Fascial Nodal PointMedical acupuncture · 2025Article
- A review and empirical findings of fasciae and muscle interactions in low back pain.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Expert opinion on heat therapy for teenagers' musculoskeletal pain management.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- The relationship between clinical examination measures and ultrasound measures of fascia thickness surrounding trunk muscles or lumbar multifidus fatty infiltrations: An exploratory study.Journal of anatomy · 2023Article
- Effects of a Myofascial Technique on the Stiffness and Thickness of the Thoracolumbar Fascia and Lumbar Erector Spinae Muscles in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized before-and-after Experimental Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Development of a common peroneal nerve injury model in domestic swine for the study of translational neuropathic pain treatments.Journal of neurosurgery · 2021Article
- A Role for Superficial Heat Therapy in the Management of Non-Specific, Mild-to-Moderate Low Back Pain in Current Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Fascia Mobility, Proprioception, and Myofascial Pain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Structural remodeling of the lumbar multifidus, thoracolumbar fascia and lateral abdominal wall perimuscular connective tissues: A search for its potential determinants.Journal of anatomy · 2021Article
- Reconnecting the Brain With the Rest of the Body in Musculoskeletal Pain Research.The journal of pain · 2021Article
- Establishment of a Novel Porcine Model to Study the Impact of Active Stretching on a Local Carrageenan-Induced Inflammation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
The persistence of back pain following acute back "sprains" is a serious public health problem with poorly understood pathophysiology. The recent finding that human subjects with chronic low back pain (LBP) have increased thickness and decreased mobility of the thoracolumbar fascia measured with ultrasound suggest that the fasciae of the back may be involved in LBP pathophysiology. This study used a porcine model to test the hypothesis that similar ultrasound findings can be produced experimentally in a porcine model by combining a local injury of fascia with movement restriction using a "hobble" device linking one foot to a chest harness for 8 weeks. Ultrasound measurements of thoracolumbar fascia thickness and shear plane mobility (shear strain) during passive hip flexion were made at the 8 week time point on the non-intervention side (injury and/or hobble). Injury alone caused both an increase in fascia thickness (p = .007) and a decrease in fascia shear strain on the non-injured side (p = .027). Movement restriction alone did not change fascia thickness but did decrease shear strain on the non-hobble side (p = .024). The combination of injury plus movement restriction had additive effects on reducing fascia mobility with a 52% reduction in shear strain compared with controls and a 28% reduction compared to movement restriction alone. These results suggest that a back injury involving fascia, even when healed, can affect the relative mobility of fascia layers away from the injured area, especially when movement is also restricted.
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