Citation: Toshihiro Imamura. “Critical Points Regarding Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management Using Analgesics in Elderly Patients”. EC Orthopaedics 1.S1 (2016): S1-S4. The population of elders is increasing throughout the world. In particular, Japan is the world’s top country for longevity. In a society experiencing progressive aging, there is still about a 10-year gap between the average li...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether musculoskeletal pain (pain severity and number of chronic pain sites; single or multisite) is associated with balance confidence over and above previously established risk factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Ten community sites (five day centres, two sheltered housing schemes and three community 'clubs') in the UK. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred and eig...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of musculoskeletal chronic pain in adolescents is estimated to be approximately 4% to 40%. The development of musculoskeletal pain during teenage years could have a marked impact on physical, psychological and social well-being. OBJECTIVE To examine whether sleep problems during adolescence are associated with musculoskeletal pain, particularly chronic regional pain ...

BACKGROUND Psychosocial factors play an important role in chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders. Although psychosocial stress is likely to contribute to the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain, investigations are limited to work-related stress or examination of specific conditions such as upper limb pain. The purpose of this review is to assess the evidence for an aetiological role of ...

Although chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain is a significant health problem, the molecular mechanisms involved in developing and maintaining chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain are poorly understood. Central sensitization mechanisms maintained by stimuli from peripheral tissues such as muscle have been suggested. Lipid mediators with anti-inflammatory characteristics such as endogenous...

OBJECTIVES Dysregulated biological stress systems and adverse life events, independently and in interaction, have been hypothesised to initiate chronic pain. We examine whether (1) function of biological stress systems, (2) adverse life events, and (3) their combination predict the onset of chronic multisite musculoskeletal pain. METHODS Subjects (n=2039) of the Netherlands Study of Depressio...