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| Title |
Compression at Myofascial Trigger Point on Chronic Neck Pain Provides Pain Relief through the Prefrontal Cortex and Autonomic Nervous System: A Pilot Study
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnins.2017.00186 |
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| Authors |
Yoshiki Morikawa, Kouich Takamoto, Hiroshi Nishimaru, Toru Taguchi, Susumu Urakawa, Shigekazu Sakai, Taketoshi Ono, Hisao Nishijo |
| Abstract |
Compression at myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), known as "ischemic compression," has been reported to provide immediate relief of musculoskeletal pain and reduce the sympathetic activity that exacerbates chronic pain. We conducted a pilot study to investigate the possible involvement of the prefrontal cortex in pain relief obtained by MTrP compression in the present study, and analyzed the relationships among prefrontal hemodynamic activity, activity of the autonomic nervous system, and subjective pain in patients with chronic neck pain, with and without MTrP compression. Twenty-one female subjects with chronic neck pain were randomly assigned to two groups: MTrP compression (n = 11) or Non-MTrP compression (n = 10). Compression for 30 s was conducted 4 times. During the experiment, prefrontal hemodynamic activity [changes in Oxy-hemoglobin (Hb), Deoxy-Hb, and Total-Hb concentrations] and autonomic activity based on heart rate variability (HRV) were monitored by using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and electrocardiography (ECG), respectively. The results indicated that MTrP compression significantly reduced subjective pain compared with Non-MTrP compression. The spectral frequency-domain analyses of HRV indicated that a low frequency (LF) component of HRV was decreased, and a high frequency (HF) component of HRV was increased during MTrP compression, while LF/HF ratio was decreased during MTrP compression. In addition, prefrontal hemodynamic activity was significantly decreased during MTrP compression compared with Non-MTrP compression. Furthermore, changes in autonomic activity were significantly correlated with changes in subjective pain and prefrontal hemodynamic activity. Along with previous studies indicating a role for sympathetic activity in the exacerbation of chronic pain, the present results suggest that MTrP compression in the neck region alters the activity of the autonomic nervous system via the prefrontal cortex to reduce subjective pain. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 70 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 16 | 23% |
| United States | 10 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 11% |
| Canada | 6 | 9% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 22 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 57 | 81% |
| Scientists | 7 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 159 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 159 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 16% |
| Researcher | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 17% |
| Unknown | 47 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 19% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 9 | 6% |
| Engineering | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Unknown | 51 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 46. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 January 2019.
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#944,201
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#410
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#8
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