ArticleJournal of human kinetics2018
Changes in Muscle Stiffness of the Trapezius Muscle After Application of Ischemic Compression into Myofascial Trigger Points in Professional Basketball Players.
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Determining the Effect of a Combination of Muscle Energy Techniques and Trigger Point Therapy on Subjective and Objective Indicators Assessing the Condition of the Musculoskeletal System in Asymptomatic Persons With Latent Trigger Point
Comparative Effects of Dry Needling and Ischemic Compression Technique on Pain, Disability and Range of Motion With Scalene Myofascial Pain Syndrome
The Effect of Application of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on the Treatment Efficiency in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Caused by Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluating the Reliability of MyotonPro in Assessing Muscle Properties: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Hand Grip Exercise on Rotator Cuff Strength and Shoulder Function Recovery after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2026Trial
- Effect of osteopathic techniques on human resting muscle tone in healthy subjects using myotonometry: a factorial randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Dry Cupping, Ischemic Compression, or Their Combination for the Treatment of Trigger Points: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Trial
- A comparison of the mechanical properties of the deltoid and trapezius muscles and shoulder range of motion in competitive young swimmers across different swimming strokes.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Repeatability of Myotonometric Muscle Measurements in Infants Aged 0-3 Months: Toward an Objective Tool Supporting Early Motor Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Changes in the mechanical properties of myotonometric muscles following manual therapy during archery: a single-group, single-session repeated measurement study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Muscle-Specific Biomechanical Adaptations Following Rehabilitation Treatment in Cervical Spondylosis: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Upper trapezius muscle stiffness among musicians with and without playing-related musculoskeletal disorders: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Shoulder and Scapular Function Before and After a Scapular Therapeutic Exercise Program for Chronic Shoulder Pain and Scapular Dyskinesis: A Pre-Post Single-Group Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Immediate Effects of Multiple Ischemic Compression Applications on Pain Sensitivity and Biomechanical Properties of Myofascial Trigger Points.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Cervical Multifidus Stiffness Assessment in Individuals with and without Unilateral Chronic Neck Pain: An Inter-Examiner Reliability Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of dry needling, ischemic compression and cross-taping of the masseter in patients with orofacial myofascial pain: a randomized comparative study.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Intra-Rater and Inter-Rater Reliability Analysis of Muscle-Tone Evaluation Using a Myotonometer for Children with Developmental Disabilities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Effects of cervicothoracic postures on the stiffness of trapezius muscles.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2022Article
- Assessment of Viscoelastic Parameters of Muscles in Children Aged 4-9 Months with Minor Qualitative Impairment of the Motor Pattern after Vojta Therapy Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Review
- Scapular Dynamic Muscular Stiffness Assessed through Myotonometry: A Narrative Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
The study aimed to assess the effects of compression trigger point therapy on the stiffness of the trapezius muscle in professional basketball players (Part A), and the reliability of the MyotonPRO device in clinical evaluation of athletes (Part B). Twelve professional basketball players participated in Part A of the study (mean age: 19.8 ± 2.4 years, body height 197 ± 8.2 cm, body mass: 91.8 ± 11.8 kg), with unilateral neck or shoulder pain at the dominant side. Part B tested twelve right-handed male athletes (mean ± SD; age: 20.4 ± 1.2 years; body height: 178.6 ± 7.7 cm; body mass: 73.2 ± 12.6 kg). Stiffness measurements were obtained directly before and after a single session trigger point compression therapy. Measurements were performed bilaterally over 5 points covering the trapezius muscle. The effects were evaluated using a full-factorial repeated measure ANOVA and the Bonferroni post-hoc test for equal variance. A p-value < .05 was considered significant. The RM ANOVA revealed a significant decrease in muscle stiffness for the upper trapezius muscle. Specifically, muscle stiffness decreased from 243.7 ± 30.5 to 215.0 ± 48.5 N/m (11.8%), (p = .008) (Part A). The test-retest relative reliability of trapezius muscle stiffness was found to be high (ICC from 0.821 to 0.913 for measurement points). The average SEM was 23.59 N/m and the MDC 65.34 N/m, respectively (Part B). The present study showed that a single session of compression trigger point therapy can be used to significantly decrease the stiffness of the upper trapezius among professional basketball players.
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