Ultrasonographic analysis of the neck flexor muscles in patients with chronic neck pain and changes after cervical spine mobilization

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the recruitment of the muscles longus colli (Lco) and sternocledomastoid (SCM) as measured by ultrasonography in patients with chronic neck pain before and immediately after a single cervical Maitland's posterior-anterior central mobilization technique. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, case-control research design study. Ultrasonographic images of Lco and SCM were taken in 31 patients with chronic neck pain and matched controls during the 5 phases of the craniocervical flexion test before and after a Maitland's posterior-anterior central mobilization session at the cervical spine. Changes in muscle thickness during the test were calculated to infer muscle recruitment. Separate analysis of variance models for each muscle was built. Results: Both groups showed increases in Lco and SCM recruitment between phases (F = 7.95, P

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Jesus-Moraleida, F. R., Ferreira, P. H., Pereira, L. S. M., Vasconcelos, C. M., & Ferreira, M. L. (2011). Ultrasonographic analysis of the neck flexor muscles in patients with chronic neck pain and changes after cervical spine mobilization. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 34(8), 514–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.08.006

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