Mapping of Back Muscle Stiffness along Spine during Standing and Lying in Young Adults: A Pilot Study on Spinal Stiffness Quantification with Ultrasound Imaging

Mapping of Back Muscle Stiffness along Spine during Standing and Lying in Young Adults: A Pilot Study on Spinal Stiffness Quantification with Ultrasound Imaging

Muscle stiffness in the spinal region is essential for maintaining spinal function, and might be related to multiple spinal musculoskeletal disorders. However, information on the distribution of muscle stiffness along the spine in different postures in large subject samples has been lacking, which m...

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Main Authors: Christina Zong-Hao Ma, Long-Jun Ren, Connie Lok-Kan Cheng, Yong-Ping Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
back muscle stiffness
spine
elasticity
shear-wave elastography (SWE)
tissue ultrasound palpation system (TUPS)
reliability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/24/7317

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