Skip to main content

Table 1 Description of participant characteristics

From: Altered muscle recruitment patterns during isometric shoulder abduction in individuals with chronic upper trapezius pain: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

UT paina group

(n = 24)

Control group

(n = 24)

p

Sex (male/female)

m = 14/f = 10

 m = 14/f = 10

 N/A

Age (years)

24.4 ± 2.7b

24 ± 3.2

0.63

Height (cm)

169.6 ± 7.4

169.5 ± 7.6

0.96

Weight (kg)

65.5 ± 11.1

64.2 ± 15.3

0.74

PPTc (kg/cm2)

1.6 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.8

0.000*

VASd (mm)

4.7 ± 1.6

 N/A

N/A

Pain duration (month)

26.7 ± 30.2

 N/A

N/A

  1. aUT pain: upper trapezius pain
  2. bMean ± standard deviation
  3. cPPT: Pressure Pain Threshold
  4. dVAS: Visual Analog Scale
  5. * p < 0.05 significant difference.
  6. N/A = not applicable
Back to article page

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

Contact us