Skin layer thickness, muscle elasticity and their effects on pain level in fibromyalgia patients
Patients with FM have lower skin thickness and higher trapezius muscle thickness and elastography scores than healthy controls. The thinner skin thickness in FM compared to controls may represent a potentially important factor in the pathophysiological mechanism of peripheral sensitization.
Authors
- Mehtap Balaban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6752-6838)
- Selçuk Akan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-6896)
- Bahadir Erturk
- Ahmet Kor
Institutions
- Aksaray University (TR)
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinics
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinsp.2025.100858
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00