Musculoskeletal Diseases

Musculoskeletal diseases--tendon.

INTRODUCTION Tendons establish specific connections between muscles and the skeleton by transferring contraction forces from skeletal muscle to bone thereby allowing body movement. Tendon physiology and pathology are heavily dependent on mechanical stimuli. Tendon injuries clinically represent a serious and still unresolved problem since damaged tendon tissues heal very slowly and no surgical t...

Musculoskeletal diseases in adolescence.

JIA has a prevalence of approximately 130 per 100,000 children. The classification has recently been changed (Table 1). Although principally a disease of younger children, JIA presents between the ages of 10 and 16 years in 25% of patients. Those who develop systemic or polyarticular disease at a younger age have a higher incidence of destructive joint disease. The common belief is that JIA ‘bu...

Psychosomatic causes of diseases of the musculoskeletal system

Aims. The purpose of the study is to establish the relationship between psychological factors and impaired functioning of the musculoskeletal system. Methods. To achieve the purpose of the study, numerous methods were used, including theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalisation) and practical (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS); Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ); Copenh...

Work outcome in persons with musculoskeletal diseases: comparison with other chronic diseases & the role of musculoskeletal diseases in multimorbidity

BACKGROUND Chronic diseases and multimorbidity are increasingly common among persons in working age. This study explores the impact of type, number and combinations of chronic diseases with focus on the role of MSKD on (1) adverse work status (i.e. work disability (WD), economic unemployment (UE) or receiving a living allowance (LA)) and on (2) the occurrence of sick leave. METHODS Subjects p...

Musculoskeletal Diseases Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques