The available body of knowledge on shoulder ultrasound imaging has grown considerably
within the past decade, and physical therapists are among the many health care professions …

Background/aim The increasing use of computer in daily life has brought about numerous
musculoskeletal problems. Impairments in the head, neck and shoulders are more common …

Background This study systematically summarizes quantitative imaging biomarker research
in non-traumatic neck and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). There were two …

Introduction Muscle thickness (MT) and muscle echo-intensity (EI) allow the study of skeletal
muscle adaptive changes with ultrasound. This study investigates the intra-and inter-session …

Background: Rehabilitative ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) is increasingly used in the
management of musculoskeletal conditions as it provides an objective measure of muscle …

The purposes of this study were to establish the reliability for measuring scapular muscle
thickness, and to examine how scapular muscle thickness changes with respect to external …

The purpose of this study is to describe a clinically feasible method for measuring the
thickness of the serratus anterior (SA) muscle using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) …

Background The scientific evidence proposed by Ikai & Fukunaga 1 may be considered as a
key point to use other techniques different from conventional ultrasound, such as the …

Introduction Clinicians who treat nerve and muscle disorders may be asked to evaluate
patients who have unilateral or bilateral scapular winging. Traditionally, this evaluation has …

Alterations in scapular muscle activity have been theorized to contribute to abnormal
scapular motion and shoulder pain, but pose challenges to quantify in the clinic …