Title |
Pressure pain sensitivity maps of the neck-shoulder and the low back regions in men and women
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, October 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-11-234 |
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Authors |
Asbjørn T Binderup, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Pascal Madeleine |
Abstract |
Musculoskeletal pain in the low back and neck-shoulder regions is a major problem among the working population all over the world. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain is found to be higher among women. Women also have lower pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) than men. Pressure pain topography aims at mapping the spatial distribution of PPT within a muscle in an attempt to track changes in mechanical sensitivity. In order to assess gender differences in the pain topography, it is necessary to map the distribution in both healthy men and women. The aim of this study was to assess PPT maps from the cervico-thoracic and lumbar regions in men and women. |
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Other | 13 | 11% |
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