Abstract
We investigated 11, 734 Japanese examinees (7774 male, 3960 female) at Toma HospitalHealth-checkups Center in 1999 to elucidate association between shoulder stiffness andlumbago, mental stress and physical exercise.
28. 5% male examinees complained the shoulder stiffness, and 50. 0% female examineescomplained.
Proportion of complaining shoulder stiffness was much higher in the person with mentalstress, lack of exercise and lumbago.
