Comparison of muscle stiffness reveals links to pain disability and fear-avoidance beliefs.
Purpose This study compared upper trapezius (UT) muscle stiffness between office workers with and without chronic neck pain using shear-wave elastography (SWE), and investigated the relationship between UT muscle stiffness, pain-related neck disability, fear-avoidance beliefs, and work ability.
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