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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Orthopedics
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Neck-shoulder pain significantly impacts daily life and work productivity.
  • Understanding the underlying microcirculatory abnormalities is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize shoulder microcirculation abnormalities in workers experiencing pain.
  • To compare microcirculatory blood flow (MBF) at myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) between patients and controls.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 32 participants (16 patients, 16 controls).
  • Administered questionnaires on pain and life characteristics.
  • Utilized Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF) to measure MBF at shoulder MTrPs.

Main Results:

  • Patients exhibited significantly higher shoulder pain levels (p < 0.001).
  • Mean MBF (MMBF) deviation from the postulated normal range (60-80) was significantly higher in patients (p < 0.001).
  • MMBF deviation strongly correlated with pain level, duration, and symptom effect (p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • A normal MMBF range of 60-80 near shoulder MTrPs is proposed.
  • Noninvasive LDF effectively detects early-stage MBF abnormalities at shoulder MTrPs.