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Relationship between Neuromuscular Mechanosensitivity and Chronic Neck Pain in Guitarists: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Valeria Estefanía Aguilar Rojas

    (Faculty of Medicine, Benemerita Autonoma de Puebla University, 72000 Puebla, Mexico)

  • Arisandy Flores Pluma

    (Faculty of Medicine, Benemerita Autonoma de Puebla University, 72000 Puebla, Mexico)

  • Daniel Pecos-Martín

    (Department of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
    Research Institute of Physical Therapy and Pain, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain)

  • Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa

    (Research Institute of Physical Therapy and Pain, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
    Department of Health Sciences, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Rubén Fernández-Matías

    (Research Institute of Physical Therapy and Pain, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain)

  • Patricia Martinez-Merinero

    (Research Institute of Physical Therapy and Pain, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
    Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health, Exercise and Sport, European University, 28660 Madrid, Spain)

  • Susana Nuñez-Nagy

    (Department of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain)

  • Tomás Gallego-Izquierdo

    (Department of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
    Research Institute of Physical Therapy and Pain, Alcalá University, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain)

Abstract

Musicians frequently complain of musculoskeletal pain due to high mechanical demands, with the cervical spine being the most affected. Increased neuromuscular mechanosensitivity due to repetitive mechanical stress over time has been described in neck pain patients. Nevertheless, the association between musculoskeletal pain and neuromuscular mechanosensitivity in musicians is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between neuromuscular tissue mechanosensitivity and neck pain in guitarists. Guitarists with chronic neck pain ( n = 70) and without pain ( n = 70) were enrolled. Pain and disability were measured by the visual analogue scale and the Neck Disability Index, respectively. The pressure pain threshold (PPT) was bilaterally measured for the upper trapezius and median nerve. Finally, the Upper limb neural test one (ULNT1) was bilaterally measured. The analyses included a 2-by-2 mixed analysis of variance, pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction, linear regression model, and multiple linear regression. Our data showed that chronic neck pain guitarists have a lower PPT at all locations compared to healthy guitarists. They also showed a bilateral main effect for pain for ULNT1 compared to healthy guitarists. These results were not affected by the mediator variables. Finally, a relationship between upper trapezius PPT and median nerve PPT was found.

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  • Valeria Estefanía Aguilar Rojas & Arisandy Flores Pluma & Daniel Pecos-Martín & Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa & Rubén Fernández-Matías & Patricia Martinez-Merinero & Susana Nuñez-Nagy & Tomás Gallego-, 2021. "Relationship between Neuromuscular Mechanosensitivity and Chronic Neck Pain in Guitarists: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2673-:d:512079
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    1. Juan José Arjona Retamal & Alejandro Fernández Seijo & José David Torres Cintas & Ana I. de-la-Llave-Rincón & Andrea Caballero Bragado, 2021. "Effects of Instrumental, Manipulative and Soft Tissue Approaches for the Suboccipital Region in Subjects with Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-14, August.

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