Table 4.
Brain areas exhibiting significantly lower RK values in MTrPs subjects compared to healthy controls.
| Region | Peak MNI coordinates | Number of cluster voxels | Peak T-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | |||
| Left lingual gyrus | -11 | -56 | 2 | 1106 | -6.29 |
| Right precentral gyrus | 58 | -21 | 41 | 632 | -3.97 |
| Left middle temporal gyrus | -63 | -21 | -17 | 904 | -5.09 |
| Left anterior cingulate cortex | -4 | 41 | 1 | 1002 | -2.82 |
| Right anterior cingulate cortex | 4 | 43 | 5 | 365 | -3.04 |
| Right precuneus | 4 | -70 | 42 | 421 | -2.77 |
RK, radial kurtosis; MTrPs, myofascial trigger points; MNI: Montreal Neurological Institute.