Table 2 Differences in pressure pain thresholds (kPa) over c5-c6 zygapophyseal joint, deltoid muscle, second metacarpal and tibialis anterior muscles between professional pianists with insidious neck pain and pianists without neck pain

Professional pianists with insidious neck pain

Dominant

208.8 ± 62.2 (180.0-237.7)

256.9 ± 166.1 (200.6-313.2)

166.7 ± 58.9 (142.0-191.3)

343.4 ± 97.8 (301.1-385.6)

Non-dominant

195.1 ± 55.8 (166.3-223.9)

256.2 ± 156.2 (199.9-312.5)

176.2 ± 45.1 (151.6-200.9)

349.4 ± 130.4 (293.5-406.2)

Professional pianists without insidious neck pain

Dominant

227.3 ± 78.1 (197.8-256.7)

288.9 ± 114.1 (231.4-346.5)

202.9 ± 61.4 (178.2-227.6)

465.7 ± 180.2 (381.9-549.6)

Non-dominant

226.7 ± 79.3 (197.3-256.1)

268.5 ± 89.5 (211.1-326.2)

221.9 ± 69.1 (197.3-246.6)

467.7 ± 215.9 (384.0-551.7)