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- Title
Response to the Letter to the Editor: Evaluation of the Association between Neck Pain and the Trapezius Muscles in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy Using Motor Evoked Potential: A Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Sadayuki Ito; Yoshihito Sakai; Atsushi Harada; Kei Ando; Kazuyoshi Kobayashi; Hiroaki Nakashima; Masaaki Machino; Shunsuke Kambara; Taro Inoue; Tetsuro Hida; Kenyu Ito; Naoki Ishiguro; Shiro Imagama
- Abstract
This document is a response to a letter to the editor regarding a study titled "Evaluation of the Association between Neck Pain and the Trapezius Muscles in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy Using Motor Evoked Potential: A Retrospective Study." The authors express gratitude for the comments and provide clarifications on certain aspects of the study. They acknowledge the lack of information on sample size calculation, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and confounding factors in the research. The authors also address the absence of data normality assessment and duplication of data in the results section. They conclude by stating that there is no conflict of interest and all authors contributed equally to the preparation of the response.
- Subjects
EVOKED potentials (Electrophysiology); TRAPEZIUS muscle; NECK pain; NECK muscles; MYALGIA; SPINAL cord diseases
- Publication
Asian Spine Journal, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 1, p160
- ISSN
1976-1902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31616/asj.2022.0028.r2