ArticleAnnals of medicine2023
Viscoelasticity in trapezius myofascial pain syndrome: quantitative assessment using Real-Time Shear-Wave Elastography.
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- Comparison of interfascial plane injection and trigger point injection for upper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome in young women: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Regional variations in plantar fascia elasticity and their association with pain in plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ultrasound features of myofascial trigger points: a multimodal study integrating preliminary histological findings from the upper trapezius.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Development and internal validation of a therapeutic effect predictive model for myofascial pain syndrome.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the differences in the viscoelastic properties between normal trapezius muscles and those in patients with trapezius myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) using real-time shear-wave elastography (SWE). MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study included 31 patients with trapezius MPS and 31 volunteers. Sixty-one trapezius muscles (41 and 20 on the affected and non-affected side, respectively) of patients with MPS and 62 normal trapezius muscles in volunteers were assessed. Conventional ultrasonic parameters, including skeletal muscle thickness, resistance index (RI), and mean shear wave velocity (SWV
resultsUltrasound showed no statistically significant differences in thickness or RI of the trapezius muscles of the affected and non-affected sides in MPS patients versus normal trapezius muscles (
conclusionSWE can quantitatively evaluate stiffness of trapezius muscles in patients with trapezius MPS. The stiffness of both affected and non-affected trapezius muscles increased in patients with trapezius MPS, and the degree of increase positively correlated with the time of cervical forward leaning.
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