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- Peolsson, A., et al.
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Altered mechanical deformation of the trapezius and multifidus muscles registered with ultrasonography in women with chronic whiplash-associated disorders
- 2016
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Ingår i: Manual Therapy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1356-689X .- 1532-2769. ; 25, s. e58-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The deformation and deformation rate of the dorsal neck muscle layers in individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD) is rarely evaluated, and the mechanical behaviour during dynamic neck extension remains to be investigated.Purpose: To compare the deformation and deformation rate of dorsal neck muscles (trapezius, splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis and cervicis, and multifidus) in women with chronic WAD compared with healthy controls during a dynamic resisted neck extension.Methods: Nine women with chronic grade 2 and 3 WAD (mean age 38 years, standard deviation [SD] 11.3) and nine age- and gender-matched healthy controls (mean age 38 years, SD 11.6) participated in this cross-sectional, controlled study. Ultrasonography movies and post-process speckle tracking were used to investigate real-time mechanical dorsal neck muscle behaviour at the C4 segmental level during a low-loaded dynamic standardized neck extension. Deformation (longitudinal shortening and elongation) and deformation rate (speed of deformation) were calculated during the entire exercise sequence.Results: There were significant differences between the WAD and control groups in total deformation for the trapezius (p < 0.04) and multifidus (p < 0.03). The WAD group showed more shortening in the deformation pattern during the concentric contraction phase in the trapezius muscle, and during both the concentric and eccentric phase in the multifidus muscle compared to healthy controls. There were no other significant differences between groups either in deformation or deformation rate.Conclusion: There were altered mechanical deformations of the trapezius and multifidus muscles, with preliminary evidence for overuse in individuals with WAD compared to healthy controls. The findings must be interpreted with caution due to the small sample size.Implications: An ultrasound investigation made it possible to non-invasively capture multi-layered muscles in real time, adding new information of value for clinical practice of patients with WAD, which may impact future rehabilitation.
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- Peterson, Gunnel, et al.
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Altered ventral neck muscle deformation for individuals with whiplash associated disorder compared to healthy controls : A case-control ultrasound study
- 2015
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Ingår i: Manual Therapy. - : Elsevier. - 1356-689X .- 1532-2769. ; 20:2, s. 319-327
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous studies have shown altered neck muscle function in individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorder (WAD). However, we lack real-time investigations with non-invasive methods that can distinguish between the different ventral neck muscle layers. This study investigated deformations and deformation rates in the sternocleidomastoid (SCM), longus capitis (Lcap), and longus colli (Lco) muscles with real-time ultrasonography. Twenty-six individuals with WAD were compared with 26 controls, matched for age and sex. Ultrasound imaging of the SCM, Lcap, and Lco were recorded during 10 repetitive arm elevations. The first and tenth arm elevations were post-process analyzed with speckle tracking. There were few significant differences in the deformations or deformation rates in the SCM, Lcap, and Lco between the WAD and control group. In controls, deformations and deformation rates showed linear positive relationships between SCM/Lcap, SCM/Lco, and Lcap/Lco which increased from the first arm elevation (R-2 = 0.14-0.70); to the tenth arm elevation (R-2 = 0.51-0.71). The WAD group showed similar or weaker linear relationship (R-2 < 0.19) during the tenth compared to the first (R-2 < 0.44) arm elevation except for deformations in Lcap/Lco (R-2 = 0.13-0.57). This result indicated that deformations and deformation rates in one muscle were correlated by similar deformations and deformation rates in other neck muscles in the control group, but this interplay between muscles was not found in the WAD group. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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