Comparison of dry needling and self-stretching in muscle extensibility, pain, stiffness, and physical function in hip osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

L Ceballos-Laita, S Jiménez-del-Barrio… - … Therapies in Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) present myofascial trigger
points in the hip muscles that may reduce muscle extensibility, provoke pain and stiffness …

Reliability of muscle stiffness measures in popliteus, medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles by ultrasound shear wave elastography in participants with knee …

M Shams, N Karimi, M Vahedi, PK Hakim… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2024 - Springer
Background The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the consistency of intra-rater
and inter-rater assessments utilizing ultrasound elastography to examine the muscle …