ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Examination of Myofascial Stiffness and Elasticity in the Upper Trapezius Region in Patients with Unilateral Neck Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06635759 (The Effect of Low-load Endurance Training of Upper Trapezius on Pain, Pressure Pain and Muscle Stiffness in Chronic Neck-shoulder Pain Compared to Stretching Exercise), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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The Effect of Low-load Endurance Training of Upper Trapezius on Pain, Pressure Pain and Muscle Stiffness in Chronic Neck-shoulder Pain Compared to Stretching Exercise: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- An exploratory, in-field, multimodal assessment of cervical function in adults following to high-altitude trekking with light backpack.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Reliability of bioimpedance spectroscopy in the upper trapezius muscle.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2026Article
- Muscle-Specific Biomechanical Adaptations Following Rehabilitation Treatment in Cervical Spondylosis: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The In Vitro and Vivo Validation of a New Ultrasound Method to Quantify Thoracolumbar Fascia Deformation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Unilateral baseball pitching: morphological and functional adaptations in the neck muscles.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Cervical Multifidus Stiffness Assessment in Individuals with and without Unilateral Chronic Neck Pain: An Inter-Examiner Reliability Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Globally, neck pain is prevalent, affecting around thirty percent of the population annually. To better understand the influence of pain on the myofascial layers, the present study investigated these on the upper trapezius muscle in unilateral, more severe neck pain. (2) Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. Forty patients (42.2 ± 14.7) with a confirmed diagnosis of unilateral neck pain were examined using durometry and indentometry. This study evaluated the stiffness, elasticity, and pressure pain threshold of both sides of the neck (symptomatic side: SS; healthy side: HS). Furthermore, the range of motion of the cervical spine (lateral flexion, rotation) was quantified using a digital goniometer. (3) Results: A significant lateral discrepancy was observed in stiffness between groups (durometry: SS-33.76 ± 7.78, HS-29.75 ± 7.45,
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