ArticleJournal of ultrasound2018
Use of ultrasound shear wave to measure muscle stiffness in children with cerebral palsy.
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Evaluation of the Effect of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation With Shearwave Ultrasound Elastography in Upper Extremity Spasticity After Stroke: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal shear-wave elastography in the paediatric population: a systematic review.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Assessment of masseter and temporalis muscle properties in healthy young adults using shear wave elastography and MyotonPRO.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Article
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- Quantification of muscle morphology and stiffness in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy versus typically developing controls using magnetic resonance elastography.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2026Article
- Effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on post-stroke upper extremity spasticity using ultrasound elastography: A randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Comparison of two acupuncture stimulation techniques at Hegu (LI4) on muscle and fascia stiffness, blood flow, and quality of life in healthy female volunteers.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Quantitative assessment of biceps brachii muscle stiffness by using Young's modulus-Angle curve during passive stretching in stroke patients.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Shear Wave Velocity to Evaluate the Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Post-Stroke Spasticity of the Lower Limb.Toxins · 2022Article
- Ultrasound shear-wave elastography applicability in estimation of post-mortem time.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of iliopsoas tendon using shear wave elastography after open reduction surgery for developmental dysplasia of hip.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022Article
- Botulinum Toxin a Injection Combined with Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: Shear Wave Sonoelastographic Findings in the Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle, Preliminary Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Muscle Ultrasonographic Elastography in Children: Review of the Current Knowledge and Application.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Ultrasound shearwave elastography to characterize muscles of healthy and cerebral palsy children.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The utility of shear wave elastography in the evaluation of muscle stiffness in patients with cerebral palsy after botulinum toxin A injection.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2020Article
- Evidence-Based Practice in Rehabilitation of Myasthenia Gravis. A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Review
- An evaluation of the objectivity and reproducibility of shear wave elastography in estimating the post-mortem interval: a tissue biomechanical perspective.International journal of legal medicine · 2020Article
- Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for Individuals with Rett Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2020Review
- What causes increased passive stiffness of plantarflexor muscle-tendon unit in children with spastic cerebral palsy?European journal of applied physiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
purposeCerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder characterized by an increased muscle stiffness that can be contingent on both neurological and biomechanical factors. The neurological aspects are related to hyper-excitability of the stretch reflex, while the biomechanical factors are related to modifications in muscle structure. We used smart-shear wave elastography (S-SWE) to analyze muscle properties and to compare shear wave speed in soleus muscles of patients affected by CP and typically developing children.
methodsWe enrolled 21 children (15 males and 6 females; age range 3-16) with spastic hemiplegia CP and 21 healthy children (11 males and 10 females; age range 3-14). Measurements of soleus S-SWE were performed using a Samsung RS80A ultrasound scanner with Prestige equipment (Samsung Medison Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea), with a convex array transducer (CA1-7; Samsung Medison Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea). For each CP child clinical assessment included Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) score.
resultsChildren with CP showed greater S-SWE values than the healthy ones (p < 0.001). Our data suggest a significant correlation between the S-SWE values and the MAS scores (Spearman correlation coefficient 0.74; p < 0.001 at Kruskal-Wallis test) in children with CP.
conclusionsMeasuring muscle properties with SWE, a non-invasive and real-time technique, may integrate the physical exam. SWE may be a reliable clinical tool for diagnosis and longitudinal monitoring of muscle stiffness, as well as particularly suitable for grading and for assessing the response to treatments.
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