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1.9points on a 0 to 10 pain scale
In the same trial, the group doing 12 minutes of elastic-tubing resistance training a day, five days a week, reduced neck and shoulder pain by 1.9 points more than the control group over 10 weeks.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“1.9 points (95% confidence interval -2.5 to -1.2, p < 0.0001) and 4.4 points (95% confidence interval -5.9 to -2.9, p < 0.0001) in the 12-minute group”
Effectiveness of small daily amounts of progressive resistance training for frequent neck/shoulder pain: randomised controlled trial, Lars L Andersen et al., Pain, 2011, Abstract, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2010.11.016)- What it measures
- The 12-minute group trained for 60 minutes a week, against 10 minutes a week in the 2-minute group. Both groups were compared with the same control group that received information on general health.
- What it does not show
- The result is for neck and shoulder pain, not for hand or thumb pain. A bigger drop in this group does not by itself show that the longer routine works better: compare it with the 2-minute result in the separate fact on that group, and check the full paper for the comparison between the two exercise groups.