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Among working adults with distal arm pain, 37 percent of those advised to rest were free from disability.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“43% of those advised to remain active were free from disability, as compared with 37% of those advised to rest.”
Advice to remain active with arm pain reduces disability, Walker-Bone K et al., Occupational Medicine, 2023, Results.
Open the original- What it measures
- The comparison is between the two advice arms, both before any physiotherapy.
- What it does not show
- The gap is 6 percentage points. The authors describe it as a suggestion, not a definitive finding.