Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of the abdominal muscles.

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) of the abdominal muscles is increasingly being used in the management of conditions involving musculoskeletal dysfunctions associated with the abdominal muscles, including certain types of low back and pelvic pain. This commentary provides an overview of current concepts and evidence related to RUSI of the abdominal musculature, including issues addressi...

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Over the past decade, researchers have increasingly identified associations between neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain and underlying neuromuscular control deficits (Hodges and Moseley, 2003). However, reliable and valid non-invasive measurement strategies to assess neuromuscular control deficits that could be employed in a clinical setting have been scarce. Evidence for the u...

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging: when is a picture necessary.

Measurement of lumbar multifidus muscle contraction with rehabilitative ultrasound imaging.

Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) has been validated as a noninvasive method to measure activation of selected muscles. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between muscle thickness change, as measured by ultrasonography, and electromyography (EMG) activity of the lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle in normal subjects. Bipolar fine wire electrodes were inserted into the ...

Improved activation of lumbar multifidus following spinal manipulation: a case report applying rehabilitative ultrasound imaging.

STUDY DESIGN Case report. BACKGROUND The use of spinal manipulation as a treatment to facilitate neuromuscular control of the paraspinal musculature is not well described in the literature. The use of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) may offer a convenient way to investigate and document possible changes occurring in the lumbar multifidus associated with manipulation intervention. C...