Artículo
Assessment of paraspinal muscle hardness in subjects with a mild single scoliosis curve: a preliminary myotonometer study
Autor/es | Oliva Pascual-Vaca, Ángel
Heredia Rizo, Alberto Marcos Barbosa-Romero, Alejandro Oliva Pascual-Vaca, Jesús Rodríguez Blanco, Cleofás Tejero García, Sergio |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Cirugía |
Fecha de publicación | 2014-06 |
Fecha de depósito | 2024-01-19 |
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Resumen | Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hardness of the paraspinal muscles in the convexity and
concavity of patients with scoliosis curvatures and in the upper trapezius (UT) muscle in subjects with mild ... Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hardness of the paraspinal muscles in the convexity and concavity of patients with scoliosis curvatures and in the upper trapezius (UT) muscle in subjects with mild idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and to observe the correlation between the myotonometer (MYO) measurements and the value of body mass index (BMI) and the Cobb angle. Methods: The sample included 13 patients with a single-curve mild IS (Risser sign ≤ 4) at thoracic, lumbar, or thoracolumbar level (mean Cobb angle of 11.53-). Seven females and 6 males were recruited, with a mean age of 12.84 ± 3.06 (9-18) years. A MYO was used to examine the differences in muscle hardness on both sides of the scoliosis curvature at several points: (a) apex of the curve, (b) upper and lower limits of the curve, and (c) the midpoint between the apex and the upper limit and between the apex and the lower limit. The UT was also explored. Results: Although the MYO recorded lower values in all points on the concave side of the scoliosis, there were no significant differences in the comparison between sides (P N .05). No association was observed between BMI and MYO values, whereas the Cobb angle negatively correlated with muscle hardness only at 2 points on the convex side. Conclusion: The preliminary findings show that, in subjects with a single-curve mild IS, muscular hardness in the UT and paraspinal muscles, as assessed using a MYO, was not found to differ between the concave and the convex sides at different reference levels. |
Cita | Oliva Pascual-Vaca, Á., Heredia Rizo, A.M., Barbosa-Romero, A., Oliva Pascual-Vaca, J., Rodríguez Blanco, C. y Tejero García, S. (2014). Assessment of paraspinal muscle hardness in subjects with a mild single scoliosis curve: a preliminary myotonometer study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 37 (5), 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.03.001. |
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