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However, the sonographic appearance of trigger points, in association with pain and disability, has not been adequately described.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To reveal the presence of trigger points with ultrasonography in those with myofascial pain syndrome and to determine if ultrasound images can help discriminate between demographic and disease characteristics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty\u2010two participants with chronic neck pain (NP) were in this cross\u2010sectional study. The pain intensity was evaluated using a 0\u201310\u2009cm visual analog scale (VAS). The neck disability index measured the NP\u2010induced disability status of the participants. Ultrasonography was used to measure the thicknesses of the paraspinal muscles and the presence of hypoechoic areas within these muscles.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There was a positive correlation between the VAS scores of the participants and the ultrasonographic detection of myofascial trigger points (MTPs) in the multifidus and middle trapezius muscles (right\/left <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.30, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.027; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.29, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.029; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.32, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.009, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.30, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.011, respectively). These features correlated with the disability levels of the participants and the MTPs on both the right and left sides of the splenius, multifidus, upper trapezius, and middle trapezius (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.32, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.028; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.38, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.013, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.25, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.027; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.33, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.016; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.25, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.025, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.32, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.018, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.28, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.013, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.29, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.016, respectively). A significant correlation was present between the detection of MTP at ultrasonography and decreased muscle thickness in the relevant muscles (between <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.001 and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.034).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The detection of MTPs with ultrasonography is associated with the severity of pain and disability in those with chronic NP. Features on ultrasound include hypoechoic changes within muscle and reduced muscle thickness associated with MTPs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/pmrj.12974","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,29]],"date-time":"2023-03-29T18:32:44Z","timestamp":1680114764000},"page":"954-964","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The importance of myofascial trigger points in chronic neck pain: An ultrasonography preliminary study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Damla","family":"Cankurtaran","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Health Sciences Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital  Ankara Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6333-8779","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zeynep","family":"Ayk\u0131n 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