Close relationships between neck and upper-back stiffness and transverse cervical artery flow velocity
Purpose Neck and upper-back stiffness is encountered in daily life, with symptoms appearing as dullness or aches predominantly in the trapezius muscle (TM). Our previous study demonstrated that TM hardness as measured with a muscle hardness meter correlates well with transverse cervical artery (TCA)...
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Neck and upper-back stiffness is encountered in daily life, with symptoms appearing as dullness or aches predominantly in the trapezius muscle (TM). Our previous study demonstrated that TM hardness as measured with a muscle hardness meter correlates well with transverse cervical artery (TCA) flow supplying the TM. Muscle hardness meters, however, cannot measure hardness in the TM alone. Meanwhile, recent advances in ultrasound elastography have enabled the evaluation of localized hardness in targeted tissues. The present study, therefore, aimed to clarify the relationship between TM hardness as measured by elastography and TCA hemodynamics as measured on Doppler sonography, with reference to daily symptoms of upper-back stiffness.
Methods
The study population comprised 66 healthy young adults (32 males, 34 females; mean age, 21 ± 1 years). Relationships were evaluated between TM hardness as a negative correlate of strain ratio from elastography and TCA hemodynamics on Doppler sonography. Hemodynamics in the TCA were evaluated according to the frequency of neck and upper-back stiffness.
Results
TM strain ratio correlated with peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the TCA (
r
= 0.273,
p
= 0.036), particularly in symptomatic subjects (
r
= 0.417,
p
= 0.022). PSV in the TCA decreased with increasing frequency of daily symptoms (
p
= 0.045).
Conclusion
TCA hemodynamics correlated with muscle hardness when evaluating localized TM hardness. This relationship and low PSV in the TCA were evident in symptomatic subjects. These results suggest that PSV in the TCA is associated with neck and upper-back stiffness. |
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Neck and upper-back stiffness is encountered in daily life, with symptoms appearing as dullness or aches predominantly in the trapezius muscle (TM). Our previous study demonstrated that TM hardness as measured with a muscle hardness meter correlates well with transverse cervical artery (TCA) flow supplying the TM. Muscle hardness meters, however, cannot measure hardness in the TM alone. Meanwhile, recent advances in ultrasound elastography have enabled the evaluation of localized hardness in targeted tissues. The present study, therefore, aimed to clarify the relationship between TM hardness as measured by elastography and TCA hemodynamics as measured on Doppler sonography, with reference to daily symptoms of upper-back stiffness.
Methods
The study population comprised 66 healthy young adults (32 males, 34 females; mean age, 21 ± 1 years). Relationships were evaluated between TM hardness as a negative correlate of strain ratio from elastography and TCA hemodynamics on Doppler sonography. Hemodynamics in the TCA were evaluated according to the frequency of neck and upper-back stiffness.
Results
TM strain ratio correlated with peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the TCA (
r
= 0.273,
p
= 0.036), particularly in symptomatic subjects (
r
= 0.417,
p
= 0.022). PSV in the TCA decreased with increasing frequency of daily symptoms (
p
= 0.045).
Conclusion
TCA hemodynamics correlated with muscle hardness when evaluating localized TM hardness. This relationship and low PSV in the TCA were evident in symptomatic subjects. These results suggest that PSV in the TCA is associated with neck and upper-back stiffness.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1439-6319</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1439-6327</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1007/s00421-024-05416-3</identifier><identifier>PMID: 38280013</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg</publisher><subject>Adult ; Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Biomedicine ; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology ; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods ; Female ; Flow velocity ; Hemodynamics ; Hemodynamics - physiology ; Human Physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Neck ; Neck - blood supply ; Neck - diagnostic imaging ; Neck - physiology ; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine ; Original Article ; Population studies ; Sports Medicine ; Superficial Back Muscles - diagnostic imaging ; Superficial Back Muscles - physiology ; Trapezius muscle ; Ultrasonic imaging ; Velocity ; Young Adult ; Young adults</subject><ispartof>European journal of applied physiology, 2024-06, Vol.124 (6), p.1925-1931</ispartof><rights>The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024. Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.</rights><rights>2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c326t-7288630d903b009e2badc6fa9f14fdbba2eeadf7c9f65fed3decb37d75cfca383</cites><orcidid>0000-0003-3970-9781</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00421-024-05416-3$$EPDF$$P50$$Gspringer$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00421-024-05416-3$$EHTML$$P50$$Gspringer$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27924,27925,41488,42557,51319</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38280013$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Shibasaki, Shohei</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kishino, Tomonori</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Sei, Yoriko</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Harashima, Keiichiro</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Sakata, Konomi</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Ohnishi, Hiroaki</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Watanabe, Takashi</creatorcontrib><title>Close relationships between neck and upper-back stiffness and transverse cervical artery flow velocity</title><title>European journal of applied physiology</title><addtitle>Eur J Appl Physiol</addtitle><addtitle>Eur J Appl Physiol</addtitle><description>Purpose
Neck and upper-back stiffness is encountered in daily life, with symptoms appearing as dullness or aches predominantly in the trapezius muscle (TM). Our previous study demonstrated that TM hardness as measured with a muscle hardness meter correlates well with transverse cervical artery (TCA) flow supplying the TM. Muscle hardness meters, however, cannot measure hardness in the TM alone. Meanwhile, recent advances in ultrasound elastography have enabled the evaluation of localized hardness in targeted tissues. The present study, therefore, aimed to clarify the relationship between TM hardness as measured by elastography and TCA hemodynamics as measured on Doppler sonography, with reference to daily symptoms of upper-back stiffness.
Methods
The study population comprised 66 healthy young adults (32 males, 34 females; mean age, 21 ± 1 years). Relationships were evaluated between TM hardness as a negative correlate of strain ratio from elastography and TCA hemodynamics on Doppler sonography. Hemodynamics in the TCA were evaluated according to the frequency of neck and upper-back stiffness.
Results
TM strain ratio correlated with peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the TCA (
r
= 0.273,
p
= 0.036), particularly in symptomatic subjects (
r
= 0.417,
p
= 0.022). PSV in the TCA decreased with increasing frequency of daily symptoms (
p
= 0.045).
Conclusion
TCA hemodynamics correlated with muscle hardness when evaluating localized TM hardness. This relationship and low PSV in the TCA were evident in symptomatic subjects. 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Neck and upper-back stiffness is encountered in daily life, with symptoms appearing as dullness or aches predominantly in the trapezius muscle (TM). Our previous study demonstrated that TM hardness as measured with a muscle hardness meter correlates well with transverse cervical artery (TCA) flow supplying the TM. Muscle hardness meters, however, cannot measure hardness in the TM alone. Meanwhile, recent advances in ultrasound elastography have enabled the evaluation of localized hardness in targeted tissues. The present study, therefore, aimed to clarify the relationship between TM hardness as measured by elastography and TCA hemodynamics as measured on Doppler sonography, with reference to daily symptoms of upper-back stiffness.
Methods
The study population comprised 66 healthy young adults (32 males, 34 females; mean age, 21 ± 1 years). Relationships were evaluated between TM hardness as a negative correlate of strain ratio from elastography and TCA hemodynamics on Doppler sonography. Hemodynamics in the TCA were evaluated according to the frequency of neck and upper-back stiffness.
Results
TM strain ratio correlated with peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the TCA (
r
= 0.273,
p
= 0.036), particularly in symptomatic subjects (
r
= 0.417,
p
= 0.022). PSV in the TCA decreased with increasing frequency of daily symptoms (
p
= 0.045).
Conclusion
TCA hemodynamics correlated with muscle hardness when evaluating localized TM hardness. This relationship and low PSV in the TCA were evident in symptomatic subjects. These results suggest that PSV in the TCA is associated with neck and upper-back stiffness.</abstract><cop>Berlin/Heidelberg</cop><pub>Springer Berlin Heidelberg</pub><pmid>38280013</pmid><doi>10.1007/s00421-024-05416-3</doi><tpages>7</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3970-9781</orcidid></addata></record> |
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