The Importance of Myofascial Trigger Points in Chronic Neck Pain: An Ultrasonography Preliminary Study.

Damla CankurtaranZeynep Aykin Yigman Şükran Güzel Ebru Karaca Umay

Published in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2023)

The detection of MTPs with ultrasonography is associated with the severity of pain and disability in those with chronic NP . Features on ultrasound include hypoechoic changes within muscle and reduced muscle thickness associated with MTPs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
skeletal muscle
contrast enhanced
chronic pain
multiple sclerosis
optical coherence tomography
pain management
neuropathic pain
drug induced
label free
spinal cord injury
quantum dots
botulinum toxin
contrast enhanced ultrasound