Reliability of myotonometry in the assessment of cervico-mandibular musculature: Inter/intra-examiner and inter/intra-session reliability study.

IF 2 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI:10.1080/08869634.2025.2528304

Armando Campos López, Elena Estébanez-de-Miguel, Tania Camou Acedo, Karla Paola García-Pelagio, Isabel Albarova-Corral, Miguel Malo Urriés, Paulina Villanueva-Meléndez

{"title":"Reliability of myotonometry in the assessment of cervico-mandibular musculature: Inter/intra-examiner and inter/intra-session reliability study.","authors":"Armando Campos López, Elena Estébanez-de-Miguel, Tania Camou Acedo, Karla Paola García-Pelagio, Isabel Albarova-Corral, Miguel Malo Urriés, Paulina Villanueva-Meléndez","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2528304","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: The MyotonPRO is a valid, portable device to assess musculoskeletal tissue properties, but its reliability for cervico-mandibular muscles remains unclear.Objective: To evaluate the intra/inter-rater and intra/inter-session reliability of the MyotonPRO in cervico-mandibular muscle assessment.Methods: A total of 30 measurements were performed on 15 healthy participants by two raters at two moments. MyotonPRO evaluated tone, stiffness, elasticity, relaxation time, and creep. Reliability was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard error of measurement, and minimal detectable change.Results: Intra-rater intra-session reliability was good to excellent (ICC = 0.753-0.976). Inter-session values were moderate to good (ICC = 0.585-0.888), with excellent reliability for ECOM relaxation time (ICC = 0.955) and masseter elasticity (ICC = 0.910). Inter-rater reliability was moderate to good (ICC = 0.686-0.896).Conclusion: The MyotonPRO is a reliable tool for assessing cervico-mandibular muscle mechanical properties across different raters and sessions.","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08869634.2025.2528304","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Background: The MyotonPRO is a valid, portable device to assess musculoskeletal tissue properties, but its reliability for cervico-mandibular muscles remains unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the intra/inter-rater and intra/inter-session reliability of the MyotonPRO in cervico-mandibular muscle assessment.

Methods: A total of 30 measurements were performed on 15 healthy participants by two raters at two moments. MyotonPRO evaluated tone, stiffness, elasticity, relaxation time, and creep. Reliability was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard error of measurement, and minimal detectable change.

Results: Intra-rater intra-session reliability was good to excellent (ICC = 0.753-0.976). Inter-session values were moderate to good (ICC = 0.585-0.888), with excellent reliability for ECOM relaxation time (ICC = 0.955) and masseter elasticity (ICC = 0.910). Inter-rater reliability was moderate to good (ICC = 0.686-0.896).

Conclusion: The MyotonPRO is a reliable tool for assessing cervico-mandibular muscle mechanical properties across different raters and sessions.

查看原文本刊更多论文

肌测法在评估颈下颌肌肉组织中的可靠性：检查者之间和检查过程之间的可靠性研究。

背景：MyotonPRO是一种有效的、便携式的评估肌肉骨骼组织特性的设备，但其用于颈下颌肌肉的可靠性尚不清楚。目的：评价MyotonPRO在颈下颌肌肉评估中的组内/组间和组内/组间可靠性。方法：由两名评分员在两个时刻对15名健康受试者进行30项测量。MyotonPRO评估张力、刚度、弹性、松弛时间和蠕变。采用类内相关系数（ICC）、测量标准误差和最小可检测变化来计算信度。结果：Intra-rater intra-session信度为良至优（ICC = 0.753 ~ 0.976）。会话间值为中等至良好（ICC = 0.585-0.888）， ECOM松弛时间（ICC = 0.955）和咬肌弹性（ICC = 0.910）具有良好的信度。量表间信度为中等至良好（ICC = 0.686-0.896）。结论：MyotonPRO是一种可靠的工具，可用于评估不同等级和时段的颈下颌肌肉力学特性。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

12.50%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： CRANIO: The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice is the oldest and largest journal in the world devoted to temporomandibular disorders, and now also includes articles on all aspects of sleep medicine. The Journal is multidisciplinary in its scope, with editorial board members from all areas of medicine and dentistry, including general dentists, oral surgeons, orthopaedists, radiologists, chiropractors, professors and behavioural scientists, physical therapists, acupuncturists, osteopathic and ear, nose and throat physicians. CRANIO publishes commendable works from outstanding researchers and clinicians in their respective fields. The multidisciplinary format allows individuals practicing with a TMD emphasis to stay abreast of related disciplines, as each issue presents multiple topics from overlapping areas of interest. CRANIO''s current readership (thousands) is comprised primarily of dentists; however, many physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopathic physicians and other related specialists subscribe and contribute to the Journal.