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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Effects of Magnetic Field Therapy and Massage on Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone, Craniovertebral Angle, and Scapular Index.

Do-Youn Lee, Seong-Gil Kim

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Do-Youn LeeCollege of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0886-1713
Seong-Gil KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Life Science, Korea National University of Transportation, Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 27930, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2487-5122

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of magnetic field therapy and massage on upper trapezius muscle tone, craniovertebral angle (CVA), and scapular index in young adults. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to a magnetic field group or a massage group (n = 15 each), receiving interventions twice a week for two weeks with a one-week follow-up. Measurements were taken at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up using MyotonPRO, lateral photographs, and anatomical distances. The magnetic group showed a greater reduction in muscle tone at post-intervention and follow-up (

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magnetic fieldsmassage therapymuscle tonusposturetrapezius muscleyoung adult

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PMID41007170
PMCPMC12467020

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