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The Basic Unit Of A Myofascial Trigger Point, Ta-Shen Kuan, Shu-Min Chen, Jo-Tong Chen, Chang-Zern Hong
The Basic Unit Of A Myofascial Trigger Point, Ta-Shen Kuan, Shu-Min Chen, Jo-Tong Chen, Chang-Zern Hong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
This report summarized recent studies on the basic structures of a myofascial trigger point (MTrP). A MTrP is a hyperirritable spot in a palpable taut band of skeletal muscle fibers. Spot tenderness, recognized pain, and taut band are now demonstrated to be reliable diagnostic criteria of an MTrP. Referred pain (ReP) or local twitch response (LTR) is a confirmatory sign of MTrP. There are multiple loci in an MTrP region. The basic unit of an MTrP is the MTrP locus which contains a sensory component (the sensitive locus) and a motor component (the active locus). A sensitive locus is the …
Validation Of The Clinical Swallowing Evaluation In Stroke Patients, Yi-Nien Lin, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yeun-Chung Chang, Fu-Mei Hsieh, I-Nan Lien
Validation Of The Clinical Swallowing Evaluation In Stroke Patients, Yi-Nien Lin, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yeun-Chung Chang, Fu-Mei Hsieh, I-Nan Lien
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Although it has variable reliability, the bedside clinical swallowing evaluation (CSE) of dysphagia has long been accepted as the basic screening tool in the examination of the swallowing function of stroke patients. The purpose of this study was to define the reliability of the CSE by comparing it to the standard videofluoroscopic study of swallowing (VFSS). Thirty six stroke patients within a period of two years were included in this study, and all of them received the CSE and VFSS simultaneously. Three of them had a normal VFSS, whereas 21 (58%) aspirated during the VFSS examination. Ten of the people …
The Risk Factors Of Cerebral Palsy In Very Low Birth Weight Prematurity, Jen-Wen Hung, Min-Yuan Yu, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Fang-Chih Hung, Chau-Peng Leong, Chung-Bin Huang, May-Kuen Wong
The Risk Factors Of Cerebral Palsy In Very Low Birth Weight Prematurity, Jen-Wen Hung, Min-Yuan Yu, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Fang-Chih Hung, Chau-Peng Leong, Chung-Bin Huang, May-Kuen Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
nfants with a birth weight less than 1500gm (very low birth weight, VLBW) are more likely to have disabling cerebral palsy(CP). The aim of this study was to identify prenatal, perinatal, postnatal risk factors for CP in VLBW infants and to determine the usefulness of cranial ultrasonographic (us) findings in predicting CP.The study group comprised 159 VLBW infants born at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung in the period from 1989 to 1996. CP was diagnosed via clinical evaluation in twenty-five (15.7%) of these Children. Univariate analysis identified antepartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, birth weight, gestational age, the type of delivery, Apgar …
Paraplegia Following Epidural Anesthesia: A Casereport, Yu-Ching Lin, Yen-Ho Wang, Kou-Mou Huang, Tien-Shang Huang
Paraplegia Following Epidural Anesthesia: A Casereport, Yu-Ching Lin, Yen-Ho Wang, Kou-Mou Huang, Tien-Shang Huang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
This article reports the case of a 36-year-old woman who experienced a sudden sharp pain in her lower back and became paraplegic after epidural anesthesia for a cesarean section. Three months later, the appearance of an ascending sensory level despite motor recovery raised the prssibilite of another lesion causing the new neurologic symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed arachnoiditis with subarachnoid cysts that severely compressed the thoracic spinal cord. Surgical decompression relieved the neurologic symptoms at first, but the symptoms soon deteriorated due to re-formation of adhesions and probably intrinsic cord damage. Based on our experience, carefully history taking and detailed …
Acquired Hip Subluxation And Dislocation In Cerebral Palsy, Li-Chen Tung, Chun-Hou Wang, Yu-Hui Huang, Liu-Ing Bih
Acquired Hip Subluxation And Dislocation In Cerebral Palsy, Li-Chen Tung, Chun-Hou Wang, Yu-Hui Huang, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The study group comprised eighty-nine cerebral palsy patients, 46 males and 43 females. The average age was 6.0±3.4 years old. Pelvic frontal view radiographs were made in a total of 178 hips. The migration percentage and acetabular index were measured by pelvic X-ray in all patients. Either hip subluxation or dislocation was diagnosed according to the criteria of Reimers, who considered a migration percentage greater than 33% to denote subluxation and a percentage greater than 100% to be denoted as dislocation. An overall incidence of hip subluxation and dislocation of 48.3% was found. According to the Pearson correlation coefficients data, …
Dysphagia And Videofluoroscopic Examination In Parkinson's Disease, Shin-Liang Pan, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yeun-Chung Chang
Dysphagia And Videofluoroscopic Examination In Parkinson's Disease, Shin-Liang Pan, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yeun-Chung Chang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the nigrostriatal system, and frequently complicated with swallowing difficulties. This paper reviewed the current studies on the scope of the incidence, the clinical symptoms, the use of videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), and the management of dysphagia in PD. The awareness of dysphagia in PD patients in previous studies was around 31 to 72 %, however, this figure does not reflect the actual severity of swallowing disorders in this group patients. We found a great variability in the incidence of swallowing disorder on VFSS, depending on the patients selected. Around 31 to 92% …
The Relationship Between Congenital Muscular Torticollis And The Development Of Dominant Hand, Shu-Yi Wang, Chau-Peng Leong
The Relationship Between Congenital Muscular Torticollis And The Development Of Dominant Hand, Shu-Yi Wang, Chau-Peng Leong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
We studied dominant hand development in 158 patients with congenital muscular torticollis who had received physical therapy in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, from 1989 to 1995. There were 97 boys and 61 girls in the study group. The congenital muscular torticollis was right side in 84 patients and left side in 74 patients. We also enrolled 512 healthy children, aged from 3 to 5 years old, as the control group. Ninety-one percent of the control subjects were right handed, and nine percent of them were left handed. Subjects with right congenital muscular torticollis were right handed in 63.1% of …
Sexual Life Of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Lin-Fang Chen, Liu-Ing Bih
Sexual Life Of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Lin-Fang Chen, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Most patients with a spinal cord injury have some physical and psychological disabilities, which usually interfere with their sexual lives. In order to investigate the sexual activities of spinal cord injured patients in Taiwan, this study analysed the completed questionnaires of 137 persons (45.9%) and the letters of 298 spinal cord injured patients. The sexual activity rate was 32% and the major determining factors were lesion sites and severity of injury. Persons who had the most active sexual life were those between 30 to 40 years old. There was no difference in sexual activity between males and females. Sexual life …
Clinical Trial Of A Low-Temperature Plastic Anterior Ankle Foot Orthosis For Children With Habitual Toe Walking, May-Kuen Wong, Chin-Man Wang, Fuk-Tan Tang, Choon-Khim Chong
Clinical Trial Of A Low-Temperature Plastic Anterior Ankle Foot Orthosis For Children With Habitual Toe Walking, May-Kuen Wong, Chin-Man Wang, Fuk-Tan Tang, Choon-Khim Chong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Six children with idiopathic (habitual) toe walking were fitted with a new type of plastic anterior ankle foot orthosis made from a low-temperature thermoplast. The age of the children ranged from 2 to 6 years and none had an associated neuromuscular disorder. The splint could be taken off and put on at will. The child wore it for a duration of 5 to 8 hours daily for a period of 3 to 8 weeks. At the end of treatment, all children had improved their range of dorsiflexion by at least 20 degrees. No recurrence was found at one to two …
Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Causing Bilateral Hemiplegia : Casereport, Nai-Hsin Meng, Tyng-Guey Wang, Chein-Wei Chang
Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Causing Bilateral Hemiplegia : Casereport, Nai-Hsin Meng, Tyng-Guey Wang, Chein-Wei Chang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is an uncommon stroke syndrome which may cause serious complications, including increased intracranial pressure, seizures or unilateral or bilateral hemiplegia with motor deficit more prominent in the lower limbs and proximal upper limbs. We present a 57-year-old male patient who had seizures and recurrent transient ischemic attacks in 1995. He was shown to have superior sagittal sinus thrombosis on magnetic resonance imaging and received oral anticoagulation therapy. Four months after initial treatment he had hemorrhagic infarctions over bilateral cerebral hemispheres and bilateral hemiplegia resulted. Little neurologic recovery was noted during the two-year follow up. The possible …
Additional Ultrasound Therapy After Myofacial Trigger Point Injection For The Management Of Postinjection Soreness, Min-Way Lai, Chang-Zern Hong
Additional Ultrasound Therapy After Myofacial Trigger Point Injection For The Management Of Postinjection Soreness, Min-Way Lai, Chang-Zern Hong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of trigger point injection (TPI) and combined treatment on an active myofascial trigger point (MrP).Design: A controlled clinical trial Setting: Our study was performed in a rehabilitation outpatient clinic. Participants: One hundred and sixty-two patients with active MrPs in the upper trapezius were investigated over a two year period, from 1995 to 1996. Forty-six healthy adults were included as the control group. Control study: The healthy subjects were assigned into three different groups which included healthy subjects without treatment (control group), patients without treatment (patient group) and patients accepting …
Effects Of An Anterior Ankle-Foot Orthosis On Hemiplegic Gait, Chiung-Ling Chen, Kwok-Tak Yeung, Shin-Han Wu, Ping-Yen Chiang
Effects Of An Anterior Ankle-Foot Orthosis On Hemiplegic Gait, Chiung-Ling Chen, Kwok-Tak Yeung, Shin-Han Wu, Ping-Yen Chiang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are frequently prescribed for hemiplegia to correct the ankle joint, provide mediolateral stability and improve ambulatory safety.Metal orthoses have gradually been replaced by plastic AFOs because metal orthoses are heavy and have a poor cosmetic appearance. Conventional plastic AFOs are designed in posterior leaf type and fabricated by a lamination or vacuum-forming technique over a positive plaster model of the limb. It takes time to fabricate a plastic AFO, and the effect of correcting for inversion of a hemiplegic foot is not obvious. Wu designed a low-temperature anterior direct molding AFO called an anterior AFO. It is …
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia－Clinical Analysis And Experience Of Rehabilitation：A Casereport, Pong-Yuen Wong, Yun-Chyi Wang, Pin-Tang Ko, Yi-Lung Sun, Fuk-Tan Tang, May-Kuen Wong
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia－Clinical Analysis And Experience Of Rehabilitation：A Casereport, Pong-Yuen Wong, Yun-Chyi Wang, Pin-Tang Ko, Yi-Lung Sun, Fuk-Tan Tang, May-Kuen Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a rare degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The mode of inheritance may be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. Clinical features include a normal perinatal and birth history, slow progressive spasticity of the bilateral lower limbs, hyperreflexia, increased extensor plantar responses, and positive knee and ankle clonus resulting in walking difficulty and an abnormal gait. Rehabilitation training for hereditary spastic paraplegia has seldom been discussed. We present a case of HSP who received physical and occupational therapies.A 12-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital on July 23, 1995 due to insidious onset …
Electrophysiologic Study Of The Hand Ulnar - Median Nerves Anastomosis In Taiwanese, Yi-Pin Chiang, Baii-Jia Yang, Wang-Lin Su, Jiunn-Ming Wu
Electrophysiologic Study Of The Hand Ulnar - Median Nerves Anastomosis In Taiwanese, Yi-Pin Chiang, Baii-Jia Yang, Wang-Lin Su, Jiunn-Ming Wu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
There are several variations of nerve communications between the ulnar and the median nerves in the hand, which are referred as the Riche-Cannieu anastomoses. The anatomic and clinical significances of these anastomoses have not been clarified. Because of these variations, electric stimulation may travel from the ulnar nerve, through the communications, to the median nerve impulse and thus induces the contraction of thenar muscles. When performing electrophysiologicexaminations, additional attention should be paid to the variations to avoid misinterpretations. In this study, one hundred hands of fifty normal persons were examined. The ulnar and the median nerves were stimulated, and the …
Drooling In The Children With A Neurological Deficit, Li-Rong Chen, May-Kuen Wong, Choon-Khim Chong, Chin-Man Wang
Drooling In The Children With A Neurological Deficit, Li-Rong Chen, May-Kuen Wong, Choon-Khim Chong, Chin-Man Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Drooling is a common problem among children with a neurological deficit. To establish the incidence of drooling and to determine the factors related to drooling in a population of the children with a neurological deficit, seventy-two children of Chang Gung Children Hospital were analyzed, prospectively. They were aged from 2 to 8 years. Of the seventy-two children, thirty-two children had cerebral palsy (CP), nineteen children had other neurological deficits, and nineteen children, without any neurological deficits, were used as the control group.All the children underwent two assessments for drooling: (1) the direct quantitative measurement of the amount of whole stimulated …
Relationship Between Ventilatory Equivalent For Carbon Dioxide And Ejection Fraction Of Left Ventricle, Shun-Ping Cheng, Chen-Liang Chou, Huey-Ling Yu, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu
Relationship Between Ventilatory Equivalent For Carbon Dioxide And Ejection Fraction Of Left Ventricle, Shun-Ping Cheng, Chen-Liang Chou, Huey-Ling Yu, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a powerful non-invasive mean for objectively assessing the exercise response of patients with cardiovascular or respiratory disease. The ventilatory equivalent for CO2(V E/V CO2)derived from gas exchange analysis is considered to be an estimate of dead space ventilation and provides an assessment of the efficiency of minute ventilation during exercise. Clark and associates showed that the V E/V CO2 ratio differentiated patients into subgroups in terms of the severity of congestive heart failure by measuring the maximal oxygen consumption and theduration of exercise time. Our study was designed to differentiate patients into subgroups by measuring the …
The Grip And Pinch Strength In Taiwanese Children Of Primary School, Chia-Ling Chen, Wei-Hsien Hong, Shih-Chun Chu, Chin-Man Wang, May-Kuen Wong, Fuk-Tan Tang, Hsien-Ching Chen
The Grip And Pinch Strength In Taiwanese Children Of Primary School, Chia-Ling Chen, Wei-Hsien Hong, Shih-Chun Chu, Chin-Man Wang, May-Kuen Wong, Fuk-Tan Tang, Hsien-Ching Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
This study analyzed the grip and pinch strength of children aged 7 to 12 years old in order to establish the relationship between hand strength and anthropometric factors. Two hundred and two children in primary school were divided into three groups based on age, with group A aged 7 to 8 years, group B aged 9 to 10 years, and group C aged 11 to 12 years old. A Jamar dynamometer was used to measure subjects’ grip strength, and a B&L pinch gauge was used to measure their tip, palmar, chuck, and key pinch strength.Significant differences were found between left …
The Influence Of Age On Functional Independence Outcome In Stroke Patients, May-Kuen Wong, Jen-Li Pan, Ting-Ya Su, Fuk-Tan Tang, Wen-Ko Chiou
The Influence Of Age On Functional Independence Outcome In Stroke Patients, May-Kuen Wong, Jen-Li Pan, Ting-Ya Su, Fuk-Tan Tang, Wen-Ko Chiou
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Two hundred and one stroke patients who were admitted to the Rehabilitation Department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, from April 1995 to March 1996 were evaluated by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in order to analyze the influence of age on stroke outcome. FIM scores on admission and discharge and the gain of FIM Two hundred and one stroke patients who were admitted to the Rehabilitation Department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, from April 1995 to March 1996 were evaluated by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in order to analyze the influence of age on stroke outcome. FIM …
Exercise Training During Hemodialysis For End-Stage Renal Failure：A Casereport, Wil-Ly Chou, Kuang-Shin Chang, Su-Hwei Long, Mu-Jung Kao, Chen-Nan Go
Exercise Training During Hemodialysis For End-Stage Renal Failure：A Casereport, Wil-Ly Chou, Kuang-Shin Chang, Su-Hwei Long, Mu-Jung Kao, Chen-Nan Go
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Exercise training, especially aerobic exercise, is beneficial to one's health. This is also true for end-stage renal failure patients. However, exercise programs prescribed on non-dialysis days are not usually carried out by the patients, which can decrease the expected effectiveness of exercise training.We present an uremic patient who first underwent a 3 month non-exercise control period, then immediately followed by another 3 months of exercise training during hemodialysis, with a stationary bike. We found the patient's compliance rate for exercise training was 94% (34/36). His maximal oxygen consumption increased by 37.8%, and he was able to discontinue his anti-hypertensive agents …
Screening For Scoliosis In Primary School, Pei-Chen Chung, Ming-Chuan Lin, Jin-Shin Lai
Screening For Scoliosis In Primary School, Pei-Chen Chung, Ming-Chuan Lin, Jin-Shin Lai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Idiopathic scoliosis is more frequently found in early adolescence. To prevent possible deterioration and thus, inevitable surgery, early diagnosis and treatment are strongly considered. Screening school children for scoliosis has been very popular in developed countries. The purpose of this study is to find (1) the best age to start screening and (2) the best way to screen. Using the forward bending test, one experienced physiatrist observed the backs of 5185 students from TaipeiMunicipal Dun-Hwa Primary School, which included 2618 boys and 2567 girls. Among them, 195 students had scoliosis. The prevalence rate was 3.76% which is similar to other …
The Correlation Between Locations Of Brain Lesions And Motor Recovery In Stroke Patients, Chia-Ying Chung, Chia-Ling Chen, May-Kuen Wong, Yau-Yau Wai, Fuk-Tan Tang, Pao-Tsai Cheng
The Correlation Between Locations Of Brain Lesions And Motor Recovery In Stroke Patients, Chia-Ying Chung, Chia-Ling Chen, May-Kuen Wong, Yau-Yau Wai, Fuk-Tan Tang, Pao-Tsai Cheng
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Cerebrovascular accidents often produce alterations in the ability to control movement. Recovery of impaired motor function varies with the individual. We studied the correlation between the location as well as the size of lesions and the prognosis for motor recovery. Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) of the brain were done in stroke patients with cortical, or subcortical infarcts or hemorrhage within 0.5 to 1.5 (mean 0.9±0.25) months after a stroke. The muscle tone, motor recovery and activities of daily living of the patients were assessed by a modified Ashworth scale, Brunnstrom’s recovery stage and functional independence measure (FIM) respectively. According to …
Clinical Study Of Electrical Burn, Yao-Chia Chuang, Yi-Pin Chiang
Clinical Study Of Electrical Burn, Yao-Chia Chuang, Yi-Pin Chiang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Electrical injuries, compared to fire or scald burns, occur infrequently but often result in amputations causing disabilities. A retrospective study was undertaken to present some statistical data and determine the correlation of serum creatinine kinase (CK) level and creatine kinase myocardial band isoenzyme (CK-MB) level with treatment, morbidity and outcome. From January 1995 to December 1996, thirty-six electrical burn patients were admitted to our hospital. Thirty-four of these patients were men and two were women, and the mean age was 31.3 years old. There were 27 high-voltage injuries and 9 low-voltage injuries. Twenty-three patients had a total of 61 surgeries, …
The Accessory Deep Peroneal Nerve In Taiwanese：Detected By Electrodiagnostic Study, Wang-Lin Su, Yi-Pin Chiang, Jiunn-Ming Wu, Baii-Jia Yang
The Accessory Deep Peroneal Nerve In Taiwanese：Detected By Electrodiagnostic Study, Wang-Lin Su, Yi-Pin Chiang, Jiunn-Ming Wu, Baii-Jia Yang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The accessory deep peroneal nerve is a common anatomical variation in innervating the extensor digitorum brevis (EDB) muscle of the foot. Awareness of this anomaly is important in electrodiagnostic study of peroneal nerve lesions. One hundred healthy Taiwanese, including 50 men and 50 women, were tested for the presence of an accessory deep peroneal nerve by an electrodiagnostic method. The presence of a visible EDB twitch and an amplitude of the evoked muscle action potential of 0.2 mV or greater upon stimulation of the accessory deep peroneal nerve were taken as positive findings. This study showed that the EDB is …
The Antiperspirative Effect Of The Silicon Socket：A Qualitative Study, Ming-Chuan Lin, Hsien-Ching Chiu, I-Nan Lien, Jin-Shin Lai
The Antiperspirative Effect Of The Silicon Socket：A Qualitative Study, Ming-Chuan Lin, Hsien-Ching Chiu, I-Nan Lien, Jin-Shin Lai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
In clinical prosthetic experience, profuse sweating was a major problem when conventional sockets or inserts were used. However, the newly developed silicon suction socket could prevent that. We doubted that these differences came from the different nature of the silicon, pelite and polyethylene. So using the starch iodine sweating test, the forearm skins of the twenty normal subjects were sealed with a piece of 2cm×2cm×0.3cm silicon, pelite or polyethylene respectively. Surprisingly, not only silicon but also pelite and polyethylene could inhibit sweating. This meant that decreased sweating of the silicon suction socket might not be due to the chemical property …
Custom-Made Total Contact Body Jacket For Thoracolumbar Compression Fracture Patients:A Casereport, Fuk-Tan Tang, Ming-Der Chen, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Pong-Yeun Wong
Custom-Made Total Contact Body Jacket For Thoracolumbar Compression Fracture Patients:A Casereport, Fuk-Tan Tang, Ming-Der Chen, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Pong-Yeun Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Osteoporosis in post-menopausal woman is a common cause of vertebrae compression fracture, which causes pain, activity limitation, even prolonged bed rest and total dependenty activities for daily life. Treatment of osteoporosis induced fracture includes NSAIDs for pain relief, body jacket for support and supplements of vitamin D, calcium, calcitonin or hormone replacement therapy.This is a casereport of a female with osteoporosis related T11 and L2 compression fracture with a 60° kyphosis at the thoracic vertebrae region and 40° lordosis at the lumbar vertebrae region which makes the ordinary Taylor brace unsatisfactory to give this patient adequate support for ambulation. So, …
Facet Injection To Control The Recurrent Myofascial Trigger Points : A Casereport, Pei-Hsin Lee, Poi-Wei Lin, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Chang-Zern Hong
Facet Injection To Control The Recurrent Myofascial Trigger Points : A Casereport, Pei-Hsin Lee, Poi-Wei Lin, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Chang-Zern Hong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Recurrent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) may be caused by or associated with chronic soft tissue lesion(s) which can not be easily identified. We hereby report a case of recurrent myofascial trigger points in the upper back muscles, which were successfully controlled after one treatment of cervical facet injection.This patient was a 40-year-old man who had suffered from chronic left upper back pain and soreness with tingling sensation and back stiffness for six months. He had active MTrPs in the left levator scapulae, left rhomboid major and minor, left upper trapezius, and left serratus posterior superior muscles. Spurling sign was negative. …
Distribution Of Sensitive Loci Where Localized Twitch Response Can Be Elicited In Rat Skeletal Muscle, Yu-Chang Chang, Sheng-Fen Kao, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chang-Zern Hong
Distribution Of Sensitive Loci Where Localized Twitch Response Can Be Elicited In Rat Skeletal Muscle, Yu-Chang Chang, Sheng-Fen Kao, Ta-Shen Kuan, Chang-Zern Hong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) is a quite common painful muscular disorder in clinical practice. When an MTrP is mechanically stimulated (needling or snapping palpation), a local twitch response (LTR) can be elicited, which is one of the characteristics of MTrP. Recent studies on humans and rabbits suggest that an MTrP is at the endplate zone. The purpose of this study is to map the distribution of sensitive loci from which an LTR can be elicited by mechanical stimulation of it in rat skeletal muscle. A total of 39 Sprague-Dawley rats were studied in this experiment. After general anesthesia, the biceps …