Photogrammetric assessment of head & neck and vertebral column in patient with myofascial pain syndrome

Abstract

Myofascial pain syndrome is a major cause of chronic pain and imposes significant financial costs on communities, and because MPS can be difficult to diagnose due to its complex clinical features, a clinician can make a correct diagnosis through pain, related symptoms, and other factors. Improvements and appropriate identification methods such as radiography and photography are needed. The aim of this study was to determine the photogrammetric indices of the head and neck and spine in patients with myofascial head and neck pain compared to healthy individuals. materials and methods. After approval by the Regional Committee on Bioethics of Human Research, the objectives of the study were explained to the four participants who were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and after obtaining informed consent, entered the study. After filling in the demographic information questionnaire, the patients stood in front of the chart for the photogrammeter and after exposing the head, neck and shoulders in three lateral and posterior anterior views, the desired angles were examined in the photos and the data. After extraction, the study was entered into SPSS software and appropriate statistical analyzes were performed on them; In all statistical tests, a significance level of 0.05 was considered. Results. The horizontal angle of the cranium was 52.12. 3.87 degrees, the vertical angle of the cranium was 52.99 2 2.93 degrees and also the shoulder angle was 53.48. 3.67 degrees. However, the horizontal and vertical angle of the cranium and the angle of the shoulder in patients with myofascial pain were significantly lower than the control group (P = 0.002 and P <0.001); The distance of tragus from the plumb line and the distance of the acromion appendage from this line were not significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.865 and P = 0.794).