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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Cervical Multifidus Stiffness Assessment in Individuals with and without Unilateral Chronic Neck Pain: An Inter-Examiner Reliability Study.

Umut Varol, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero, Ricardo Ortega-Santiago, Mónica López-Redondo, Marcos José Navarro-Santana, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Pedro Belón-Pérez

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Umut VarolEscuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2288-9475
Juan Antonio Valera-CaleroDepartment of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3379-8392
Ricardo Ortega-SantiagoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3271-5767
Mónica López-RedondoFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1956-1903
Marcos José Navarro-SantanaDepartment of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6065-9283
Gustavo Plaza-ManzanoDepartment of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1596-5027
Pedro Belón-PérezDepartment of Physical Therapy, Real Madrid C.F., 28055 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3226-0045

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the inter-examiner reliability of shear wave elastography (SWE) for measuring cervical multifidus (CM) muscle stiffness in asymptomatic controls and patients with chronic neck pain. A longitudinal observational study was conducted to assess the diagnostic accuracy of a procedure. SWE images, following a detailed procedure previously tested, were acquired by two examiners (one novice and one experienced) to calculate the shear wave speed (SWS) and Young's modulus. The painful side was examined for the experimental cases while the side examined in the control group was selected randomly. Data analyses calculated the intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs), absolute errors between examiners, standard errors of measurement, and minimal detectable changes. A total of 125 participants were analyzed (

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cervical multifidus musclechronic neck paindiagnostic accuracyshear wave elastographysonographyultrasound

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PMCPMC11118170

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