RT Journal Article
T1 Paravertebral Muscle Mechanical Properties in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis or Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study.
A1 Alcaraz-Clariana, Sandra
A1 García-Luque, Lourdes
A1 Garrido-Castro, Juan Luis
A1 Aranda-Valera, I Concepción
A1 Ladehesa-Pineda, Lourdes
A1 Puche-Larrubia, María Ángeles
A1 Carmona-Pérez, Cristina
A1 Rodrigues-de-Souza, Daiana Priscila
A1 Alburquerque-Sendín, Francisco
K1 cervical spine
K1 low back pain
K1 metrology
K1 myotonometry
AB Different musculoskeletal disorders are a source of pain in the spinal region; most of them can be divided into mechanical, such as low back pain (LBP), or inflammatory origins, as is the case of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Nevertheless, insufficient information is available about the muscle negative consequences of these conditions. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify whether mechanical muscle properties (MMPs) of cervical and lumbar muscles are different between patients with axSpA, subacute LBP (sLBP), and healthy controls. Furthermore, we aimed identify whether MMPs were related to sociodemographic and clinical variables in various study groups. The MMPs, sociodemographic, and clinical variables were obtained in 43 patients with axSpA, 43 subjects with sLBP, and 43 healthy controls. One-way ANOVAs and ROC curves were applied to identify whether the MMPs could differentiate between the study groups. Intra-group Pearson r coefficients to test the associations between MMPs and the rest of the variables were calculated. The results showed that axSpA subjects have a higher tone and stiffness and a lower relaxation and creep than sLBP and healthy ones (p  0.8). However, no MMP could differentiate between sLBP and healthy subjects. Each group had a different pattern of bivariate correlations between MMPs and sociodemographic and clinical data, with a worse state and progression of the axSpA group associated with a higher tone and stiffness in both spinal regions. This study supports that MMPs are different and show different patterns of correlations depending on the type of spinal pain.
SN 2075-4418
YR 2021
FD 2021-10-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25622
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25622
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 17, 2025