A comparison of ultrasonography measurement on the abdominal muscle thickness between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and healthy subjects

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Ki Kim ◽  
Chang-Yong Kim ◽  
Byoung-Kwon Lee ◽  
Dongkwon Seo
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Abdominal Muscle

scholarly journals PHOTOGRAMMETRY: A PROPOSAL OF OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHEST WALL IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Anderson Sales Alexandre ◽  
Evandro Fornias Sperandio ◽  
Liu Chiao Yi ◽  
Josy Davidson ◽  
Patrícia Rios Poletto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Cobb Angle ◽  
Chest Wall ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Spine Deformity ◽  
Xiphoid Process ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the chest wall shape in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in comparison to healthy subjects and the association between the chest wall shape with the spine deformity and lung function in patients with AIS. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 30 AIS patients and 20 healthy subjects aged 11-18 years old. The Cobb angle evaluation was performed in AIS patients. The chest wall shape was assessed by the photogrammetry method, using the Postural Assessment Software (PAS). We created thoracic markers shaped as angles (A) and distances (D), as follows: A2 (right acromion/xiphoid/left acromion), A4L (angle formed between the outer point of the smallest waist circumference and its upper and lower edges on the left side), A7 (angle formed by the intersection of the tangent segments of the upper and lower scapulae angles), D1R/D1L [distance between the xiphoid process and the last false rib on the right (R) and left (L) sides], and D3 (distance between xiphoid process and anterior superior iliac spine). Results: The thoracic markers A2 and A7 were significantly higher, while the A4L and D1R/D1L were significantly reduced in the AIS group compared to the control. Moderate correlations were found between: A2 and the main and proximal thoracic Cobb angles (r=0.50, r=0.47, respectively); D1R/D1L and the main thoracic Cobb angle (r=- 0.40); and the forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and D3R (r=0.47). Conclusions: The photogrammetry method was able to detect chest wall changes in AIS patients, besides presenting correlation between Cobb angles and lung function.

scholarly journals Changes in Abdominal Muscle Thickness in Standing and Seated Positions, with and without an Abdominal Belt, in Healthy Subjects

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadamitsu MATSUDA ◽  
Akira TAKANASHI ◽  
Kotomi SHIOTA ◽  
Shigeki MIYAJIMA ◽  
Yoshiharu NOGITA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Abdominal Muscle

Ultrasonographic Measurements of Paraspinal Muscle Thickness in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina A. Zapata ◽  
Sharon S. Wang-Price ◽  
Daniel J. Sucato ◽  
Molly Dempsey-Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Paraspinal Muscle

scholarly journals Breathing Exercise Called the Maximal Abdominal Contraction Maneuver

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Jung Won Kwon ◽  
Seo Yoon Park ◽  
Ki Hyun Baek ◽  
Kyoungsoo Youk ◽  
Seunghue Oh
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Abdominal Muscle ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Breathing Exercise ◽  
Transverse Abdominis ◽  
External Oblique ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Internal Oblique

Background and objectives: The maximal abdominal contraction maneuver (MACM) was designed as an effective and efficient breathing exercise to increase the stability of the spinal joint. However, it has not been determined whether MACM is more effective and efficient than the maximal expiration method. Thus, the present study was undertaken to investigate whole abdominal muscle thickness changes after MACM. Materials and Methods: Thirty healthy subjects (17 males and 13 females) participated in this study. An experimental comparison between MACM and the maximal expiration task was conducted by measuring the change of abdominal muscle thickness such as the transverse abdominis (TrA), internal oblique (IO), external oblique (EO) and rectus abdominis (RA) using ultrasound images. Results: The results indicated that MACM resulted in significantly greater muscle thickness increases of the TrA and RA than the maximal expiration exercise (p < 0.05). Conclusion: MACM provided better exercise than the maximal expiration exercise in terms of increasing spine stability, at least from a co-contraction perspective.

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