The goal of the proposed project is to evaluate a mechanical intervention (sports bras designed specifically for full busted women) to alleviate neck, shoulder, arm, and back pain in full-busted women and investigate the contribution of non-mechanical pathways associated with this type of pain in women. Specifically, the investigators will investigate how sex-hormones, inflammation, and remapping of specific regions of the brain contribute to the manifestation of neck, shoulder, arm, and back pain in full-busted women across the lifespan.
Able to provide informed consent
Age of 18 to 60 years
Assigned female sex at birth
Right-handed by self-declaration
Inability to provide informed consent
Age 17 years old or younger or 61 years or older
Assigned male sex at birth
Left-handed by self-declaration
University of Houston
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborator