PERFORM Publications

Comparison of multifidus muscle intramuscular fat by ultrasound echo intensity and fat-water based MR images in individuals with chronic low back pain

Author(s): Crook J; Masi S; Naghdi N; Roussac A; Rye M; Rosenstein B; Rivaz H; Boily M; Weber MH; Fortin M; ...

Purpose: The aim of this observational cross-sectional study was to examine correlations of intramuscular fat content in lumbar multifidus (LM) by comparing muscle echo intensity (EI) and percent f ...

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The effect of phasic versus combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation using the StimaWELL 120MTRS system on multifidus muscle morphology and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Author(s): Fortin M; Wolfe D; Dover G; Boily M;

Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is used to improve muscle strength clinically when rehabilitating various musculoskeletal disorders. However, the effects of NMES on muscle morphology and function in individuals with non-specific chro ...

Article GUID: 35773711

LUMINOUS database: lumbar multifidus muscle segmentation from ultrasound images

Author(s): Belasso CJ; Behboodi B; Benali H; Boily M; Rivaz H; Fortin M;

Background: Among the paraspinal muscles, the structure and function of the lumbar multifidus (LM) has become of great interest to researchers and clinicians involved in lower back pain and muscle rehabilitation. Ultrasound (US) imaging of ...

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Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Characteristics, Body Composition, and Injury in University Rugby Players

Author(s): Lévesque J; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M;

Context: A smaller lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle was reported to be a strong predictor of lower limb injury in professional Australian Football League players. However, despite the high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and lower limb injury in rugby player ...

Article GUID: 32997748

Seasonal Changes in Lumbar Multifidus Muscle in University Rugby Players.

Author(s): Roy A, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M

PURPOSE: Although smaller lumbar multifidus muscle (LMM) was reported to be a strong predictor of lower limb injury (LLI) in Australian Football League (AFL) players, LMM morphology has not been investigated in rugby athletes. This study examined seasonal c ...

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The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players.

Author(s): Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Feb 12;21(1):96 Authors: Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M

Article GUID: 32050966

Ultrasonography of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle in University American Football Players.

Author(s): Schryver A; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M;

PURPOSE: The primary objective of this study was to examine and compare lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle size, asymmetry, and function in university football players with and without low back pain (LBP). A secondary objective was to examine the relationship be ...

Article GUID: 32028457

Nonlocal Coherent Denoising of RF Data for Ultrasound Elastography.

Author(s): Khavari P, Asif A, Boily M, Rivaz H

J Healthc Eng. 2018;2018:7979528 Authors: Khavari P, Asif A, Boily M, Rivaz H

Article GUID: 30034676

Corrigendum to "Ultrasonography of multifidus muscle morphology and function in ice hockey players with and without low back pain" [Physical Therapy in Sport 37 (2019) 77-85].

Author(s): Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H

Phys Ther Sport. 2019 Apr 17;38:16 Authors: Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H PMID: 31005031 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Article GUID: 31005031

High-Dynamic-Range Ultrasound: Application for Imaging Tendon Pathology.

Author(s): Xiao Y, Boily M, Hashemi HS, Rivaz H

Ultrasound Med Biol. 2018 07;44(7):1525-1532 Authors: Xiao Y, Boily M, Hashemi HS, Rivaz H

Article GUID: 29628224

Ultrasonography of multifidus muscle morphology and function in ice hockey players with and without low back pain.