{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,4]],"date-time":"2026-11-04T09:27:39Z","timestamp":1793784459080,"version":"4.6.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS","issue":"5","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background\/aim: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common chronic pain syndrome that may affect quality of life, daily living activities, and psychological status. Ultrasound (US)-guided rhomboid intercostal block (RIB) is a recently defined plane block and used for chronic pain such as postmastectomy syndrome and MPS. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of US-guided RIB for the management of pain, quality of life, physical disability, and patient satisfaction in MPS. Materials and methods: In this prospective study, between February and March 2021, a total of 30 patients who applied with the diagnosis of MPS, were included. The patients received US-guided RIB. Pain intensity was evaluated using a numerical rating scale (NRS) at pretreatment, and just after the intervention, at day 1, and 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks after the intervention. At pretreatment and 6 weeks after treatment, Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) for health-related quality of life, Neck Disability Index (NDI), and patient satisfaction were evaluated. Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in average NRS immediately after treatment, at day 1 and week 1,2,4, and 6 compared to the pretreatment (p &lt; 0.0001). The average SF-36 scores advanced at 6 weeks after treatment. There was a statistically significant reduction in mean NDI scores throughout the follow-up period (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that RIB had improved neck function, physical and mental quality of life, and patient satisfaction in MPS. Therefore, we think US-guided RIB could be an alternative treatment modality in patients suffering from MPS.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.55730\/1300-0144.5517","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,21]],"date-time":"2022-10-21T04:10:56Z","timestamp":1666325456000},"page":"1737-1743","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Ultrasound-guided rhomboid intercostal block for myofascial pain syndrome: a prospective clinical study"],"prefix":"10.55730","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"SEL\u0130N G\u00dcVEN","family":"K\u00d6SE","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"HAL\u0130L C\u0130HAN","family":"K\u00d6SE","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"SERKAN","family":"TULGAR","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00d6MER TAYLAN","family":"AKKAYA","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"34691","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]]},"container-title":["Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,4]],"date-time":"2026-11-04T08:38:29Z","timestamp":1793781509000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.tubitak.gov.tr\/medical\/vol52\/iss5\/37"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55730\/1300-0144.5517","relation":{},"ISSN":["1300-0144"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1300-0144","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]]}}}