ArticleBiomedicines2022
Do Psychological Factors Influence the Elastic Properties of Soft Tissue in Subjects with Fibromyalgia? A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
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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
- A systematic scoping review and conceptual analysis of new-onset fibromyalgia manifestations after non-hospitalized COVID-19: empirics, definitions, methodologies, pathophysiology, mapping of literature, and knowledge gaps.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Differences in Pressure Pain Threshold and Strain Elastography Between Women with and Without Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Immediate Changes in the Elasticity of Tissue and the Pain Pressure Threshold in Cesarean Scar Tissue After a Vacuum Intervention: An Open Clinical Trial.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Association between Drug Use and Perception of Mental Health in Women Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia: An Observational Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Effects of Diathermy on Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
Nowadays, there is evidence related to the impact that psychological factors have on symptoms, specifically vegetative ones, and on the autonomic nervous system in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). However, there are no studies to correlate the level of association between psychological factors and the elastic properties of tissue in the FM population. Elastic properties of soft tissue reflect age- and disease-related changes in the mechanical functions of soft tissue, and mechanical failure has a profound impact on morbidity and mortality. The study has a cross-sectional observational design with 42 participants recruited from a private clinic and rehabilitation service. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale and Self-Efficacy Scale were used to assess psychological factors. The elastic properties of the tissue in the characteristic painful points, which patients suffering from FM described, were assessed by strain elastography. A low and significant level of association was found between pain catastrophising scale (PCS) and the non-dominant lateral epicondyle (r = -0.318;
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