Changes in muscle morphology in chronic trapezius myalgia.

Epidemic Myalgia affecting the Trapezius Muscle.

In 1934 Sylvest published a monograph in Danish entitled " Epidemic Myalgia-Bornholm Disease " in which he described a morbid condition of the intercostal and abdominal muscles, outbreaks of which occur in sufficiently large numbers in certain localities to reach epidemic proportions. The term " epidemic myalgia " was used, on the suggestion of.the late Sir George Buchanan, in order to avoid a ...

Applying proteomics and metabolomics for studying human skeletal muscle with a focus on chronic trapezius myalgia

Identification of Proteins from Interstitium of Trapezius Muscle in Women with Chronic Myalgia Using Microdialysis in Combination with Proteomics

BACKGROUND Microdialysis (MD) of the trapezius muscle has been an attractive technique to investigating small molecules and metabolites in chronic musculoskeletal pain in human. Large biomolecules such as proteins also cross the dialysis membrane of the catheters. In this study we have applied in vivo MD in combination with two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry to ide...

A pilot study using Tissue Velocity Ultrasound Imaging (TVI) to assess muscle activity pattern in patients with chronic trapezius myalgia

BACKGROUND Different research techniques indicate alterations in muscle tissue and in neuromuscular control of aching muscles in patients with chronic localized pain. Ultrasound can be used for analysis of muscle tissue dynamics in clinical practice. AIM This study introduces a new muscle tissue sensitive ultrasound technique in order to provide a new methodology for providing a description o...

Physical exercise in the rehabilitation of trapezius myalgia

The studies presented in this thesis have been approved by the Local Ethical Committee (KF 01-138/04), and conforms to The Declaration of Helsinki. The intervention study qualified for registration in the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Register: ISRCTN87055459. All subjects were informed about the purpose and content of the project and gave written informed consent. T...