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With the help of ultrasound, the goal of the study is to asses the differences between MTR points and non painful points, in order to characterize the identification of MTR througought ultrasound. Being a complex process that needs to be standarized for each muscle, the study takes place in the vastus medialis.
Nowadays, myofascial trigger points (MTrP) represent one of the most common musculoskeletal alterations in clinic, being many times diffuse and complex to diagnose and localize. Ultrasound is a therapeutic tool used in physiotherapy for assessment and treatment. Some of its advantages include the quickness and harmlessness. Linking these two concepts, there is no vast evidence regarding the identification of myofascial trigger points through ultrasound. A computational mathematical analysis was performed throughout ultrasound images of the vastus medialis in order to characterize MTrPs, where images of 66 participants vastus medialis were taken. Two investigators made the finger point palpation locating a MTrP and a non-painful point. A third investigator screened the photographs with the ultrasound and a preset for the zone. 3 images were taken from the MTrP, 3 from the non-painful point, and other 3 of a different MTrP, in case the investigators disagreement of the MTrP location. A fourth investigator carried out the histogram analysis using Fiji software. Lastly, stastistical analysis of the study variables was performed.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Study subjects | Helathy, 18-65 year old subjects with pain when fingerr pointed in the vastus medialis, without serious diseases. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Ultrasound imaging | Other | Images of the vastus medialis were taken with the subject being lateral decubitus. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Echogenicity | Information measures of correlation at 0º, 45º, 90º, 135º expressed as mean+-standard deviation | Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
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Students in the university were the main collection of subjects because of the proximity, but also other people recruited around the city.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Tercero Mendoza, BSc | University of Alcala | Principal Investigator |
| David Hernández Sánchez, BSc | University of Alcala | Principal Investigator |
| Daniel Roldán Peña, BSc | University of Alcala | Principal Investigator |
| Noe López Castellanos, BSc | University of Alcala | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Physiotherapy Faculty Study Officials | Alcalá de Henares | Madrid | 28871 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19887205 | Background | Sikdar S, Shah JP, Gebreab T, Yen RH, Gilliams E, Danoff J, Gerber LH. Novel applications of ultrasound technology to visualize and characterize myofascial trigger points and surrounding soft tissue. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Nov;90(11):1829-38. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.015. | |
| 10724067 | Background | Hsieh CY, Hong CZ, Adams AH, Platt KJ, Danielson CD, Hoehler FK, Tobis JS. Interexaminer reliability of the palpation of trigger points in the trunk and lower limb muscles. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2000 Mar;81(3):258-64. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9993(00)90068-6. |
| Label | URL |
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| 1\. Borg-Stein, J., \& Iaccarino, M. A. (2014). Myofascial pain syndrome treatments. Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America | View source |
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Yet to be decided, maybe collected as a part of a protocol to standarize.
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| ID | Term |
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| D009209 | Myofascial Pain Syndromes |
| ID | Term |
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| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019220 | High-Energy Shock Waves |
| ID | Term |
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| D000069453 | Ultrasonic Waves |
| D013016 | Sound |
| D011840 | Radiation, Nonionizing |
| D011827 | Radiation |
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| 28098584 | Background | Rathbone ATL, Grosman-Rimon L, Kumbhare DA. Interrater Agreement of Manual Palpation for Identification of Myofascial Trigger Points: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin J Pain. 2017 Aug;33(8):715-729. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000459. |
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| 26334421 | Background | Kumbhare DA, Elzibak AH, Noseworthy MD. Assessment of Myofascial Trigger Points Using Ultrasound. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jan;95(1):72-80. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000376. |
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| 33221942 | Background | Stock MS, Thompson BJ. Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2021 Feb;121(2):369-380. doi: 10.1007/s00421-020-04556-6. Epub 2020 Nov 21. |
| 22743772 | Background | Schindelin J, Arganda-Carreras I, Frise E, Kaynig V, Longair M, Pietzsch T, Preibisch S, Rueden C, Saalfeld S, Schmid B, Tinevez JY, White DJ, Hartenstein V, Eliceiri K, Tomancak P, Cardona A. Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis. Nat Methods. 2012 Jun 28;9(7):676-82. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2019. |
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| Physical Phenomena |