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SOMATOSENSORY AND MOTOR RESEARCH
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 133-139出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08990220.2021.1879776
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Neck pain; transversus abdominis; ultrasonography; pain pressure threshold; abdominal draw-in
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis and neck pain manifestations in women with chronic neck pain. Results showed a moderate correlation between transversus abdominis thickness and pain pressure threshold of upper trapezius, suggesting a potential role of transversus abdominis in managing chronic neck pain symptoms.
Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis and neck pain manifestations in women with chronic neck pain. Materials and methods Thirty women (mean age: 38.44 +/- 9.56 years, BMI: 25.57 +/- 3.32 kg/m(2)) with chronic neck pain were included in the study. The pain severity, disability scores, and bilateral pain pressure threshold of upper trapezius were assessed. The thickness of transversus abdominis in-rest and abdominal draw-in conditions were evaluated by two-dimensional ultrasonography. Pearson's correlation coefficients and linear regression statistics were determined. Results We found a moderate correlation between the thickness of transversus abdominis in abdominal draw-in and the pain pressure threshold of right (r = 0.636, p < 0.001), and left upper trapezius (r = 0.403, p = 0.03). Moreover, there was a moderate correlation between the pain pressure threshold of the right upper trapezius and the thickness of transversus abdominis in-rest (r = 0.498, p = 0.006). No significant correlation was found between pain intensity, disability scores, and ultrasonography parameters of transversus abdominis. There was also a significant total effect of transversus abdominis' thickness on abdominal draw-in manoeuvre on predicting pain pressure threshold of right upper trapezius (B = 0.636, SE = 0.765, p < 0.001) and pain pressure threshold of left upper trapezius (B = 0.403, SE = 0.840, p = 0.03). Conclusions Our results revealed that upper trapezius muscle tenderness may associated with decreased muscle thickness of transversus abdominis. Addressing new exercise methodologies including transversus abdominis training in the management of chronic neck pain may be helpful to improve neck pain symptoms.
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