Close relationships between neck and upper-back stiffness and transverse cervical artery flow velocity

• Published in: European journal of applied physiology Vol. 124; no. 6; pp. 1925 - 1931
• Main Authors: Shibasaki, Shohei, Kishino, Tomonori, Sei, Yoriko, Harashima, Keiichiro, Sakata, Konomi, Ohnishi, Hiroaki, Watanabe, Takashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 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; Trapezius muscle; Neck and upper-back stiffness; Doppler sonography; Hemodynamics; Transverse cervical artery; Elastography

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)...