The analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided fascia hydrorelease around the artery for myofascial neck pain: a prospective single-arm interventional study
Tadanao Hiroki, Hiroaki Kimura, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hidenori Horigome, Masei Suda, Sho Fukui, Takashi Suto, Hideaki Obata · 2026
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Description
Hiroki and colleagues published a 2026 study on a water-release treatment for stubborn neck pain. Myofascial pain comes from tight, tender bands in muscle and its wrapping tissue. Their method injects salt water beside neck arteries under ultrasound guidance. Thirteen adults with chronic neck pain took part in the single-arm trial.
Pain during movement fell from a median score of 49 to 22 within 15 minutes. The relief held at one week, and rest pain eased as well. Daily-life disability scores also dropped over that first week after treatment. Blood flow beside the treated artery rose right after the injection. One patient had brief bleeding that staff controlled at once. A sham-controlled trial is the next step the authors call for.
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| CREATOR | Tadanao Hiroki, Hiroaki Kimura, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hidenori Horigome, Masei Suda, Sho Fukui, Takashi Suto, Hideaki Obata |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |