2.5. Patients’ Evaluation of Neck/Shoulder Stiffness before Treatment
neck/shoulder stiffness
The patients recorded where the strongest stiffness was on the figure in which the neck and shoulder were drawn, and their duration (less than 2 weeks, 2 weeks to 3 months, and more than 3 months). The patients rated the intensity of neck/shoulder stiffness on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (no neck/shoulder stiffness) to 100 (the most severe neck/shoulder stiffness imaginable) [