Lars L. Andersena, Charlotte Suettab, Jesper L. Andersenb, Michael Kjærb, Gisela Sjøgaardc
Abstract
Trapezius myalgia – chronic pain from the upper trapezius muscle – is frequent in female employees in monotonous stressful jobs, potentially due to chronic overload of type I muscle fibers. In this study, we investigated the intra-individual distribution of trapezius muscle fiber size, and hypothesized that females with myalgia [...]
Filed under: Chronic pain, pain | Tagged: Megafiber, Motor unit, Myalgia, Neck muscle pain, Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Slow twitch, Trapezius | Leave a Comment »
