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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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 objective of this study was to assess sex differences in pain sensitivity following a fatiguing upper limb task. Relationships between measures of fatigue and of the sensitivity to nociceptive and to non-nociceptive stimulations were also explored.

Methods

Thirty healthy adults (15 women) performed a fatiguing repetitive pointing task with their dominant arm. Upper limb electromyography was recorded from the dominant upper trapezius, anterior deltoid and bicep brachii and from the contralateral tibialis a

SUBMITTER: Bouffard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7748284 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature