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Musculoskeletal Pain of Neck and Shoulder Area in Female Office Workers: Relations Between Muscle Tone, Stiffness, Pain-pressure Threshold, Self-reported Pain Intensity and Physical Activity.

75 participantsStarted 2020-03-01

Plain-language summary

The objective of this study is to determine the differences between neck and shoulder region skeletal muscle tone, stifness, pain-pressure threshold, self-reported pain intensity and physical activity in female office workers. 50-100 participants aged 20-60 are anticipated.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Office work (at least 4 day per week, 8 hours a day with over 50% working with a computer) Exclusion Criteria: * Prior neck trauma, neurological or oncological conditions, recent use of muscle relaxants or painkillers, obesity (BMI of \>30)

What they're measuring

Relationship between muscle tone, stiffness and self-reported pain

Timeframe: March 1st 2020 - May 1st 2021

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04254276

SponsorUniversity of Tartu

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-05-01

Contact for this trial

Martin Argus, MSc

53414399 martinargus@hotmail.com

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