Is asymmetric upper trapezius muscle activation during work associated with neck pain? A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis

Markus Koch, Xuelong Fan, Lars Louis Andersen, Markus Due Jacobsen, Mikael Forsman, Gisela Sjøgaard, Karen Søgaard, Christoph Anders, Sanna Grydeland, Lars-Kristian Lunde

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349265
Published: 2026-06-12
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0349265,
  title = {Is asymmetric upper trapezius muscle activation during work associated with neck pain? A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis},
  author = {Markus Koch and Xuelong Fan and Lars Louis Andersen and Markus Due Jacobsen and Mikael Forsman and Gisela Sjøgaard and Karen Søgaard and Christoph Anders and Sanna Grydeland and Lars-Kristian Lunde},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0349265},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349265}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Is asymmetric upper trapezius muscle activation during work associated with neck pain? A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis
AU  - Markus Koch
AU  - Xuelong Fan
AU  - Lars Louis Andersen
AU  - Markus Due Jacobsen
AU  - Mikael Forsman
AU  - Gisela Sjøgaard
AU  - Karen Søgaard
AU  - Christoph Anders
AU  - Sanna Grydeland
AU  - Lars-Kristian Lunde
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0349265
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Koch, M., Fan, X., Andersen, L. L., Jacobsen, M. D., Forsman, M., Sjøgaard, G., Søgaard, K., Anders, C., Grydeland, S., & Lunde, L. (2026). Is asymmetric upper trapezius muscle activation during work associated with neck pain? A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349265

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