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China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-03 08:05

Like many working people, computer specialists, goldsmiths and lorry drivers are prime candidates for muscle tension.

At risk is anyone who has to stay concentrated for hours at a time or who puts uneven strain on the body.

A sports injury, an age-related overuse injury or a static defect such as a lordotic curved back or planovalgus foot can also lead to a stiff neck or back pain, noted Nils Graf Stenbock-Fermor, chairman of the German Orthopaedic Association. Since muscle tension is always merely a symptom, he said, it is important for the sufferer to identify the cause.

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