Measurement of segmental cervical multifidus contraction by ultrasonography in asymptomatic adults

Lee, Sang Hee; Tseng, Wen‐Yih Isaac; Shau, Yio-Wha; Wang, Chung-Li; Wang, Hsing‐Kuo; Wang, Shwu‐Fen

doi:10.1016/j.math.2006.07.008

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“…The CSA of lumbar multifidus was compared using MRI and RUSI at vertebral levels from L2 to S1 and no significant differences were found, despite differences in position for imaging (Hides, Richardson, 1995). Measures of cervical multifidus muscle from C4 to C6 was also shown to be valid for thickness (R 2 = 0.42 to 0.64) but not for CSA (R 2 = 0.11 to 0.39) or width (R 2 = 0.16-0.69) (Lee, Tseng, 2007). The small CSA of the muscle (approximately 1 cm 2 ) may have amplified errors, thus influence the accuracy of measurements.…”

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“…Several studies have reported RUSI as a valid method for measuring the size of muscles when compared to MRI, including; the lumbar multifidus (Hides et al , 1995), cervical multifidus (Lee et al , 2007), abdominals (Hides et al , 2006), trapezius (O'Sullivan et al , 2009), quadriceps (Walton et al , 1997, Reeves, Maganaris, 2004, Thomaes et al , 2012 and anterior hip muscles (Mendis et al , 2010). A systematic review of 13 studies on the validity of using RUSI compared with MRI or computed tomography (CT) concluded that RUSI can provide valid measurements of skeletal muscles (Pretorius and Keating, 2008).…”

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Validity of measuring distal vastus medialis muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging versus magnetic resonance imaging

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Stokes, M. (2014) "Validity of measuring distal vastus medialis muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging versus magnetic resonance imaging". Manual Therapy, 19(3) pp259-263The final, fully proofed and peer-reviewed journal article is available from the publisher online, via the following link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1356689X14000137 Objective: This study aimed to validate RUSI against MRI for the linear measurements of the distal fibres of vastus medialis muscle in the thigh.Twelve healthy male participants were recruited from a local university population. The distal portion of their right vastus medialis was imaged with the participant in long-sitting, using MRI and RUSI whilst the leg was in extension and neutral hip rotation. Cross sectional area (CSA) and three linear measures were taken from the MRI and compared with the same linear measures from RUSI.Statistical analysis included comparison of MRI and RUSI measures using the paired t-test and correlation using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC 3,1).Mean differences between the linear measures taken from the MRI and RUSI were -0.5mm to 2.9mm (95% confidence intervals -0.6 to 8.3mm), which were not statistically different (p>0.05) and were highly correlated (ICCs3,1 0.84-0.94). Correlations between the three linear measurements and muscle CSA ranged from r=0.23 to 0.87, the greatest being muscle thickness. Multiplying the linear measures did not improve the correlation of 0.87 found for muscle thickness.Linear measures of vastus medialis depth made using RUSI were shown to be as valid as using MRI.Muscle thickness measures using RUSI could be used within an objective assessment of this muscle.

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Validity of measuring distal vastus medialis muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging versus magnetic resonance imaging

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“…In earlier studies, muscle size, shape, and symmetry, and the change in these parameters during activity compared to a resting state, were studied using ultrasound to describe reference values or capture abnormalities due to muscle atrophy or hypotrophy (Rezasoltani et al, 2002;Kristjansson et al, 2004;Rankin et al, 2005;Lee et al, 2007Lee et al, , 2009Fernández-De-Las-Peñas et al, 2008). However, the ultrasound technique cannot be used as a direct measure of activity and recruitment.…”

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“…Traditional grey scale ultrasound, which has been used in previous studies of neck muscles (Rezasoltani et al, 1998(Rezasoltani et al, , 1999(Rezasoltani et al, , 2002Kristjansson, 2004;Rankin et al, 2005;Fernández-De-Las-Peñas et al, 2008;Jesus et al, 2008;Lee et al, 2009), provides information about anatomical landmarks and structural information about the tissue. Dorsal (Lee et al, 2007(Lee et al, , 2009) and ventral (Jesus et al, 2008) neck muscles have been studied using changes in muscle thickness or cross-sectional area (CSA) as an indication of muscle activity. Lee et al (2007Lee et al ( , 2009) studied the CSA of the multifidus muscle during rest and isometric head extension, finding that ultrasound can detect changes in multifidus during contraction, with acceptable reliability.…”

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“…Dorsal (Lee et al, 2007(Lee et al, , 2009) and ventral (Jesus et al, 2008) neck muscles have been studied using changes in muscle thickness or cross-sectional area (CSA) as an indication of muscle activity. Lee et al (2007Lee et al ( , 2009) studied the CSA of the multifidus muscle during rest and isometric head extension, finding that ultrasound can detect changes in multifidus during contraction, with acceptable reliability.…”

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A tissue velocity ultrasound imaging investigation of the dorsal neck muscles during resisted isometric extension

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Persons with neck pain exhibit altered patterns of muscle patterning, but limited investigations have been carried out on these alterations or muscle patterning in healthy volunteers. This study investigated the tissue motion of the dorsal neck muscles at the C4 segmental level in 15 healthy subjects during manually resisted head extension. Doppler-based tissue velocity ultrasound imaging (TVI) was used to detect regional tissue deformation, providing indirect evidence of inter-muscular movement patterning. The deep muscles, multifidus and semispinalis, had different muscular movement patterning than the superficial muscles, especially the trapezius muscle. The semispinalis cervicis was the first deformed upon exercise initiation, followed by multifidus and semispinalis capitis. The semispinalis muscles, notably capitis, exhibited a high rate of deformation during the exercise. The trapezius muscle exhibited the least deformation and the lowest deformation rate. In conclusion, TVI provided detailed information on regional tissue activity and muscle movement patterning among the dorsal neck muscles. In future studies, data from patients with neck disorders will have to be matched to data from healthy volunteers in a variety of situations and activities.

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Echo-intensity, fatty infiltration, and morphology ultrasound imaging assessment in healthy and whiplash associated disorders populations: an observational study

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Measurement of segmental cervical multifidus contraction by ultrasonography in asymptomatic adults

Cited by 83 publications

References 23 publications

Validity of measuring distal vastus medialis muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging versus magnetic resonance imaging

Validity of measuring distal vastus medialis muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging versus magnetic resonance imaging

A tissue velocity ultrasound imaging investigation of the dorsal neck muscles during resisted isometric extension

Echo-intensity, fatty infiltration, and morphology ultrasound imaging assessment in healthy and whiplash associated disorders populations: an observational study

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