Tender point examination with palpation in different shoulder pathologies: A retrospective study

Uysal, Özgün; Demirci, Serdar; Kara, Dilara; Yıldız, Taha İbrahim; Sevinç, Ceyda; Eraslan, Leyla; Turgut, Elif; Huri, Gazi; Turhan, Egemen; Atay, Özgür Ahmet; Düzgün, İrem

doi:10.1016/j.jos.2020.12.015

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“…The point Jianyu was the most common pressure point in CSS patients, shown in Figure 1A , so we used the pressure pain at the point Jianyu as the pain model for this experiment ( Amiri et al, 2021 ; Uysal et al, 2022 ). The degree of muscular tissue hardness is an objective indicator of the change in pain, and according to Chinese medicine theory, the higher the value of the acupoint tissue, the greater the degree of pain ( Chen et al, 2007 ; Finocchietti et al, 2011 ).…”

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Cerebral cortical hemodynamic metrics to aid in assessing pain levels? A pilot study of functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Shi²,

Fang³

et al. 2023

Front. Neurosci.

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IntroductionEstablishing an accurate way to quantify pain is one of the most formidable tasks in neuroscience and medical practice. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be utilized to detect the brain’s reaction to pain. The study sought to assess the neural mechanisms of the wrist-ankle acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation analgesic bracelet (E-WAA) in providing pain relief and altering cerebral blood volume dynamics, and to ascertain the reliability of cortical activation patterns as a means of objectively measuring pain.MethodsThe participants (mean age 36.6 ± 7.2 years) with the cervical-shoulder syndrome (CSS) underwent pain testing prior to, 1 min following, and 30 min after the left point Jianyu treatment. The E-WAA was used to administer an electrical stimulation therapy that lasted for 5 min. A 24-channel fNIRS system was utilized to monitor brain oxyhemoglobin (HbO) levels, and changes in HbO concentrations, cortical activation areas, and subjective pain assessment scales were documented.ResultsWe discovered that HbO concentrations in the prefrontal cortex significantly increased when CSS patients were exposed to painful stimuli at the cerebral cortex level. The second pain test saw a considerable decrease in the average HbO change amount in the prefrontal cortex when E-WAA was applied, which in turn led to a reduction in the amount of activation and the size of the activated area in the cortex.DiscussionThis study revealed that the frontal polar (FP) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) were linked to the analgesic modulation activated by the E-WAA.

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