ASSOCIATION OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY FINDINGS WITH PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION, DISABILITY, AND PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD IN SUBJECTS WITH UPPER TRAPEZIUS MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME

Methods: A total of 60 subjects with upper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome (mean age: 25.90±4.47 y; mean weight: 63.53±7.76 kg; mean height: 166.55±5.65 cm; and pain duration: 9.75±6.04 month) were selected with nonprobability convenient sampling method and examined. After methodological study, all participants were evaluated regarding their pain, cervical range of motion, functional disability, pressure pain threshold (PPT), maximum muscle and fascia thickness as well as strain ratio by the following instruments, respectively: visual analogue scale, goniometry, neck disability index, algometer, sonography, and sonoelastography.