Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness

The study aimed to evaluate masseter muscle stiffness in adult healthy volunteers referred to a massage treatment and also to investigate whether shear-wave elastography can be used to monitor the effect of massage on the masseter muscle. The study included 21 healthy volunteers, who were subjected...

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Main Authors: Cyprian Olchowy, Mieszko Więckiewicz, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Mateusz Łasecki, Piotr Seweryn, Joanna Smardz, Sylwia Hnitecka, Marzena Dominiak, Anna Olchowy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4184268