Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness
Joint Authors
Olchowy, Cyprian
Więckiewicz, Mieszko
Sconfienza, Luca Maria
Łasecki, Mateusz
Seweryn, Piotr
Smardz, Joanna
Hnitecka, Sylwia
Dominiak, Marzena
Olchowy, Anna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study aimed to evaluate masseter muscle stiffness in adult healthy volunteers referred to a massage treatment and also to investigate whether shear-wave elastography can be used to monitor the effect of massage on the masseter muscle.
The study included 21 healthy volunteers, who were subjected to a 30-minute massage of the masseter muscle.
Muscle stiffness was measured by shear-wave elastography before and directly after the massage.
Pain during the massage was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS).
The data of 20 patients (one excluded due to severe pain) with a median age of 34.5 years were analysed.
The stiffness values were 11.46 ± 1.55 kPa before and 8.97 ± 0.96 kPa after the massage (p<0.0001).
The mean drop was 2.49 ± 1.09 kPa.
The greatest decrease was observed in people with higher elasticity values before the massage (r = 0.79; p<0.0001).
The median intensity of pain was 7.2 (range: 6–9.5).
We concluded that shear-wave elastography is a sensitive tool to monitor changes in the stiffness of the masseter muscle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olchowy, Cyprian& Więckiewicz, Mieszko& Sconfienza, Luca Maria& Łasecki, Mateusz& Seweryn, Piotr& Smardz, Joanna…[et al.]. 2020. Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness. Pain Research and Management،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206822
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olchowy, Cyprian…[et al.]. Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness. Pain Research and Management No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Olchowy, Cyprian& Więckiewicz, Mieszko& Sconfienza, Luca Maria& Łasecki, Mateusz& Seweryn, Piotr& Smardz, Joanna…[et al.]. Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness. Pain Research and Management. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206822
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206822