Neck muscle function improves after neck exercises in individuals with whiplash-associated disorders: a case-control ultrasound study with speckle-tracking analyses.

ABSTRACT: A whiplash injury can alter neck muscle function, which remains years after the injury and may explain why symptoms such as persistent pain and disability occur. There is currently limited knowledge about dynamic neck muscle function in chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), and about the extent to which altered muscle function can improve after rehabilitation. Ultrasound can detect mechanical neck muscle function by measuring real-time deformation and deformation rate in the muscles. This method was used for five dorsal neck muscles in participants with chronic WAD versus matched controls in resistant neck rotation. We obtained real-time, non-invasive ultrasound measurements using speckle tracking, multivariate analyses, and mixed-design ANOVA analyses. The results showed altered de

SUBMITTER: Peterson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature