Comparative analysis of ultrasound changes in the vastus lateralis muscle following myofascial release and thermotherapy: A pilot study

Ichikawa, Kazuna; Takei, Hiroyuki; Usa, Hideyuki; Mitomo, Shoh; Ogawa, Daisuke

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.11.018

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“…Until now, only one study has reported on the effects of the myofascial release technique with manual follow-up and manual tracking in ultrasound videos [ 15 ]. Regarding the tracking of fascia, this methodology can be used in future research to more fully explore aspects related to the transmission of myofascial force in different musculoskeletal and neurological pathological conditions.…”

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“…One way to assess the myofascial interaction between the cervical region and lower leg is a fascia ultrasound recording. Ultrasound can follow fascial displacement either manually [ 15 ] or automatically through two-dimensional (2D) [ 2 , 16 ] and three-dimensional (3D) methods [ 17 ]. Despite these diverse methods, previous studies have found that during active movements, fascia behaves in a longitudinal and transversal manner, but during passive uniaxial traction, fascia has longitudinal deformations [ 18 ].…”

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Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking

Cruz‐Montecinos

Cerda

Sanzana-Cuche

et al. 2016

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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BackgroundThe fascia provides and transmits forces for connective tissues, thereby regulating human posture and movement. One way to assess the myofascial interaction is a fascia ultrasound recording. Ultrasound can follow fascial displacement either manually or automatically through two-dimensional (2D) method. One possible method is the iterated Lucas-Kanade Pyramid (LKP) algorithm, which is based on automatic pixel tracking during passive movements in 2D fascial displacement assessments. Until now, the accumulated error over time has not been considered, even though it could be crucial for detecting fascial displacement in low amplitude movements.The aim of this study was to assess displacement of the medial gastrocnemius fascia during cervical spine flexion in a kyphotic posture with the knees extended and ankles at 90°.MethodsThe ultrasound transducer was placed on the extreme dominant belly of the medial gastrocnemius. Displacement was calculated from nine automatically selected tracking points. To determine cervical flexion, an established 2D marker protocol was implemented. Offline pressure sensors were used to synchronize the 2D kinematic data from cervical flexion and deep fascia displacement of the medial gastrocnemius.ResultsFifteen participants performed the cervical flexion task. The basal tracking error was 0.0211 mm. In 66 % of the subjects, a proximal fascial tissue displacement of the fascia above the basal error (0.076 mm ± 0.006 mm) was measured. Fascia displacement onset during cervical spine flexion was detected over 70 % of the cycle; however, only when detected for more than 80 % of the cycle was displacement considered statistically significant as compared to the first 10 % of the cycle (ANOVA, p < 0.05).ConclusionBy using an automated tracking method, the present analyses suggest statistically significant displacement of deep fascia. Further studies are needed to corroborate and fully understand the mechanisms associated with these results.

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Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking

Cruz‐Montecinos

Cerda

Sanzana-Cuche

et al. 2016

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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“…Since manual therapy for myofascial release has been used in the rehabilitation of extremities (Healey et al, 2014;Okamoto et al, 2014;Ichikawa et al, 2015;Chao et al, 2016), much attention has been given to the anatomy and histology of the fascial system and a comprehensive atlas was published (Stecco, 2015). Likewise, the so-called fascial pain has been recognized in the lower back and leg and thus a site of therapy (Tesarz et al, 2011).…”

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Fetal Development of Fasciae around the Arm and Thigh Muscles: A Study Using Late Stage Fetuses

Cho

Jang²,

Abé

et al. 2018

The Anatomical Record

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To obtain a better understanding of multi-laminar deep fascia covering skeletal muscles, we examined nondecalcified histological sections of the arm and thigh of 20 human fetuses aged 25-33 weeks. Morphologies of the fasciae varied between sites and specimens, but the initial morphology was most likely to be a thin and loose sheet on the external surface of the muscles (fascia-1 or F1). When the F1 became wavy, thick and tight, it was detached from the muscle surface. Beneath the F1, the second lamina of fascia (F2) appeared on the muscle surface and it was also detached. In this manner at 25-33 weeks' gestation, fasciae covering the triceps and vastus lateralis muscles had a three-layered configuration (F1, F2, and F3). Due to significant individual variations, this process was not correlated to the ages and sizes of specimens. Muscle contractions might facilitate the detachment. In these muscles, the intramuscular tendon joined the F2 or F3 and the latter became thick and aponeurotic. Along the finally developed lamina, muscle fibers carried a desmin-positive spot for insertion. Increased laminae were accompanied by a reduced number of CD68-positive macrophages and, nerves were absent, near the developing fascia. In contrast to skin ligaments or superficial fasciae showing de novo development in loose tissue, a deep or muscle-covering fascia seemed to originate from the skeletal muscle itself at the surface, and this process was repeated to produce multi-layered fascia. Depending on sites, collagen fibers were added by the intramuscular tendon. Anat Rec, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Elastograph images were recorded while gently pressing a transducer with a reference material (acoustic coupler, YM = 22.6 kPa: EZU-TECPL1, Hitachi Aloka Medical Japan) over biceps brachii mid-belly. The investigator manually pressed the transducer against the muscle with rhythmical compression-relaxation cycles to provide consistent pressure speed 14 . While monitoring the strain level to be 1–4 as shown in the system screen (bottom right of Fig.…”

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“…Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that a high correlation is found in muscle hardness measures by the two methods. In fact, three studies compared between a hand-held PM and USE, and reported that the muscle hardness changes before and after exercise or myofascial release therapy assessed by the two methods were similar 14 – 16 . However, the correlation coefficient of the muscle hardness values between PM and USE was not reported in the studies.…”

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Biceps brachii muscle hardness assessed by a push-in meter in comparison to ultrasound strain elastography

Murayama

Nosaka

Inami

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

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This study investigated the relationship between push-in meter (PM) and ultrasound strain elastography (USE) for biceps brachii (BB) muscle hardness. BB hardness of 21 young men was assessed by PM and USE during rest and isometric contractions of six different intensities (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90% of maximal voluntary contraction: MVC) at 30°, 60° and 90° elbow flexion. Muscle hardness (E) was calculated from the force–displacement relationship in PM, and strain ratio (SR) between an acoustic coupler (elastic modulus: 22.6 kPa) and different regions of interest (ROIs) in BB was calculated and converted to Young’s modulus (YM) in USE. In resting muscle, E was 26.1 ± 6.4 kPa, and SR and YM for the whole BB was 0.88 ± 0.4 and 30.8 ± 12.8 kPa, respectively. A significant (p < 0.01) correlation was evident between E and logarithmical transformed SR (LTSR) for the ROI of whole BB (r = − 0.626), and E and converted YM (r = 0.615). E increased approximately ninefold from resting to 90% MVC, and E and LTSR (r = − 0.732 to − 0.880), and E and converted YM for the SR above 0.1 were correlated (r = 0.599–0.768, p < 0.01). These results suggest that muscle hardness values obtained by PM and USE are comparable.

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Comparative analysis of ultrasound changes in the vastus lateralis muscle following myofascial release and thermotherapy: A pilot study

Cited by 35 publications

References 16 publications

Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking

Ultrasound assessment of fascial connectivity in the lower limb during maximal cervical flexion: technical aspects and practical application of automatic tracking

Fetal Development of Fasciae around the Arm and Thigh Muscles: A Study Using Late Stage Fetuses

Biceps brachii muscle hardness assessed by a push-in meter in comparison to ultrasound strain elastography

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