NONINVASIVE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NECK MUSCLE FUNCTION

被引：151

作者：

CONLEY, MS

MEYER, RA

BLOOMBERG, JJ

FEEBACK, DL

DUDLEY, GA

机构：

[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYSIOL,E LANSING,MI 48824

[2] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT RADIOL,E LANSING,MI 48824

[3] NASA,LYNDON B JOHNSON SPACE CTR,DIV MED SCI,HOUSTON,TX 77058

来源：

SPINE | 1995年 / 20卷 / 23期

关键词：

CERVICAL MUSCLES; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECRUITMENT;

D O I：

10.1097/00007632-199512000-00009

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Study Design. Muscle use evoked by exercise was determined by quantifying shifts in signal relaxation times of T2-weighted magnetic resonance images. Images were collected at rest and after exercise at each of two intensities (moderate and intense) for each of four head movements: 1) extension, 2) flexion, 3) rotation, and 4) lateral flexion. Objective. This study examined the intensity and pattern of neck muscle use evoked by various movements of the head. The results will help elucidate the pathophysiology, and thus methods for treating disorders of the cervical musculoskeletal system. Summary of Background Data. Exercise-induced contract shift in T2 has been shown to indicate muscle use during the activity. The noninvasive nature of magnetic resonance imaging appears to make it an ideal approach for studying the function of the complex neuromuscular system of the neck. Methods. The extent of T2 increase was examined to gauge how intensely nine different neck muscles or muscle pairs were used in seven subjects. The absolute and relative cross-sectional area of muscle showing a shift in signal relaxation was assessed to infer the pattern of use among and within individual neck muscles or muscle pairs. Results. Signal relaxation increased with exercise intensity for each hade movement. The absolute and relative cross-sectional areas of muscle showing a shift in signal relaxation also increased with exercise load. Neck muscles or muscle paors extensively used to perform each head movement were: extension-semispinalis capitis and cervicis and splenius capitis; flexion-rotation-splenius capitis, levator scapulae, scalenus, semispinalis capitis ipsilateral to the rotation, and sternocleidomastoid contralateral; and lateral flexion-sternocleidomastoid. Conclusion. The results of this study, in part, agree with the purported functions of neck muscles derived from anatomic location. This also was true for the few selected muscles that have been examined in human electromyographic studies. Neck muscle function and morphology can be studied at a detailed level using exercise-induced shifts in magnetic resonance images.

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页码：2505 / 2512

页数：8

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