Objectives To report the current elastography methods used to quantify back muscles'
biomechanical characteristics in patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSKd) and inform …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Approximately 21% of the world's population suffers from
musculoskeletal conditions, often associated with sensations of stiff muscles. Targeted …

Purpose To identify the feasibility and value of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion
weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics …

Background/objective: Since, to our knowledge, the effects of dry needling (DN) on active
myofascial trigger point (MTrP) stiffness have not been analyzed previously with shear wave …

The levator scapulae muscle is a key structure in the etiopathology of neck and shoulder
musculoskeletal pain. Although previous studies used shear-wave elastography (SWE) for …

Introduction Sonoelastography has been increasingly used for non-invasive evaluation of
the mechanical features of human tissues. The interplay between orofacial pain and …

Ultrasound imaging (US) is widely used in several healthcare disciplines (including
physiotherapy) for assessing multiple muscle metrics such as muscle morphology and …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a multicomponent illness and despite its worldwide prevalence, a
complete understanding of its aetiology and pathogenesis remains unclear. The goal of the …

Ultrasound imaging (US) is a widely used imaging tool in physiotherapy for assessing
muscle morphology and quality, among other purposes, such as ensuring the patients' …

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 …