ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2021
A comparison of visual analog scale and shear-wave ultrasound elastography data in fibromyalgia patients and the normal population.
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- Changes in the mechanical properties and pressure pain thresholds of muscles in patients with fibromyalgia and their relationship with clinical parameters: a case-control study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Differences in Pressure Pain Threshold and Strain Elastography Between Women with and Without Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Skin layer thickness, muscle elasticity and their effects on pain level in fibromyalgia patients.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Ultrasound shear wave elastography of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Ultrasound elastography of back muscle biomechanical properties: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current methods.Insights into imaging · 2024Review
- Association between elasticity of tissue and pain pressure threshold in the tender points present in subjects with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy for Fibromyalgia: A Feasibility Trial.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Young's moduli of subcutaneous tissues and muscles under different loads at the gluteal region calculated using ultrasonography.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Do Psychological Factors Influence the Elastic Properties of Soft Tissue in Subjects with Fibromyalgia? A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Comparative evaluation of ropivacaine and lidocaine as dental pulp anaesthesia.Bioinformation · 2021Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to compare Visual Analog Scale (VAS) values with the Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) values of rhomboid major muscles in fibromyalgia (FM) patients with those of a normal healthy population. [Participants and Methods] Evaluation was made of 53 female patients diagnosed with FM according to the American Collage of Rheumatology criteria, and a control group of 47 healthy volunteers with a VAS score of 0. All the patients were applied with ultrasonography. The severity of pain was measured using a VAS. [Results] Mean age was calculated as 39 years (range, 23-60 years) in the patient group and 37 years (range, 21-58 years) in the control group. The mean SWE value of the rhomboid major muscle of the patients was 4.74 m/sn and 70.21 kPa on the right side and 4.46 m/sn and 58.78 kPa on the left side. In the control group, these values were 4.18m/sn and 55.03 kPa on the right side and 3.78 m/sn and 44.21 kPa on the left side. The mean VAS score of the patients was 7.3. [Conclusion] The use of SWE values could be more objective than the subjective parameter of the VAS score in the evaluation of the severity of pain in fibromyalgia.
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