ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2022
Comparison of ultrasonographic characteristics of deep abdominal muscles in women with and without chronic neck pain: a case-control study.
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- Spinal stabilization exercises for transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus thickness via telerehabilitation and face-to-face approaches in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Trial
- Muscle elasticity and thickness of the sternocleidomastoid and transversus abdominis in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain and cervical hypolordosis: an ultrasound elastography study.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 · 2026Article
- Altered transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscle activation during cervical motor control tasks in individuals with chronic neck pain: A surface EMG-based analysis.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Trunk Muscle Thickness, Disability, and Pain in Middle and Old Aged Patients With Low Back Pain.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare ultrasonography (USG) parameters of deep abdominal muscles (transversus abdominis-TrA, internal obliques-IO) between women with and without chronic neck pain (CNP).
methodsWomen with CNP (n=18; mean-age=37.7 years; mean-BMI=22.7 kg/m
resultsComparative statistics revealed no significant difference between groups regarding ultrasonography parameters in the standard-protocol (p>0.05). Besides, there was no difference in the CR of TrA and IO between groups in the two conditions. However, women with CNP showed less muscle thickness of TrAADIM during ADNF than the asymptomatic participants (p<0.05). The CNP group also had decreased ΔT of TrA(ADIM-rest) during ADNF compared to the asymptomatic group (p<0.05).
conclusionsThe ultrasonography parameters of TrA suggest that motor control in the lumbar region is altered in women with CNP. The combination of cervical stabilization exercises with ADIM can be a novel strategy in the treatment of CNP.
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