ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025
Longitudinal and transverse muscle stiffness change differently with knee osteoarthritis and do not align with stiffness sensation.
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Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint condition associated with disability, pain, and stiffness in the muscles surrounding the knee. Myofascial and massage techniques are employed to alleviate these symptoms. Unclear is whether muscle stiffness is measurably increased in the painful muscles, and how measured muscle stiffness relates to perceived stiffness, pain, and functional impairment. Given muscle anisotropy, stiffness changes may occur in the longitudinal plane parallel to muscle fibers or perpendicularly in the transverse plane. Shear wave velocity (SWV) was measured in both scanning planes in 21 individuals with diagnosed knee OA, 21 sex- and age-matched controls, and 20
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