Similar effects of fatigue induced by a repetitive pointing task on local and remote light touch and pain perception in men and women.

<h4>Background</h4>Women involved in repetitive, fatiguing, jobs develop more neck and/or shoulder musculoskeletal disorders than men. Sex differences in the pain response to exercise could contribute to the higher prevalence of neck/shoulder musculoskeletal disorders in women. The objec...

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Main Authors: Jason Bouffard, Zachary Weber, Lyndsey Pearsall, Kim Emery, Julie N Côté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244321