Lumbar myofascial physical properties in healthy adults: myotonometry vs. shear wave elastography measurements

Objective: The human resting myofascial tone maintains the body tone in a neutral posture, the assessment of this and other muscle physical properties (MPP) is relevant, since, it is altered in many pathological states. Patients and methods: Seventeen healthy subjects (8 males), between 18-50 year...

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Main Authors: Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Santiago Rodrigues Manica, Alfonse T Masi, João Lagoas-Gomes, Mariana Baptista Santos, Sofia Ramiro, Alexandre Sepriano, Kalyani Nair, Patrícia Gomes-Alves, Júlia Costa, Jaime C Branco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2021-04-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1358_lumbar_myofascial_physical_properties_in_healthy_adults_myotonometry_vs_shear_wave_elastography_measurements__file.pdf