BACKGROUND The prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain is high, with widespread negative economic, psychological, and social consequences for the individual. It is therefore important to find ways to predict the outcome of rehabilitation programmes in terms of function in daily life. The aims of this study were to investigate the improvements over time from multidisciplinary rehabilitation i...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pediatric populations is high. In the present study we analyzed associations between vitamin D therapy and pain, mobility, fatigue, and daily functioning in children with musculoskeletal/orthopedic conditions suffering from chronic and recurrent pain, but also diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS Children with...

Chronic musculoskeletal pain exists either as localised to a single region or as widespread to multiple sites in several quadrants of the body. Prospective studies indicate that widespread pain could act as a far end of a continuum of musculoskeletal pain that started with chronic localised pain. The mechanism by which the transition from localised pain to widespread occurs is not clear, althou...

BACKGROUND persistent pain is a major problem in older people, but little is known about older persons' opinion about the treatment of persistent pain. OBJECTIVE the objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with older participants having chronic musculoskeletal pain and hoping persistently that physician would pay more attention to the pain management. METHODS this ...

Chronic pain is an important clinical problem affecting significant numbers of children and their families. The severity and impact of chronic pain on everyday function is shaped by the complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors that determine the experience of pain for each individual, rather than a straightforward reflection of the severity of disease or extent of tis...

OBJECTIVE To identify barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic musculoskeletal pain among patients with comorbid pain and depression. DESIGN A qualitative study using focus group methodology. SETTING Veteran Affairs (VA) and University primary care clinics. PATIENTS Recruited after participation in a clinical trial. INTERVENTION The Stepped Care for Affective Disorders an...

introduction: low back pain (lbp) is the most common musculoskeletal disease. monochromatic infrared photo energy (mipe) and low level laser therapy (lllt) are light modalities used to reduce pain and increase blood flow. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the mipe and lllt in reducing functional disability and pain as well as improving lumbar range of motion (rom) in patients ...

Introduction Key characteristics of musculoskeletal pain are (i) referred pain to distant somatic structures, (ii) deep-tissue hyperalgesia (general and localized), (iii) the transition from acute to chronic pain, and (iv) disturbed muscle function. Reliable methods for quantitative assessment of musculoskeletal characteristics are available that provide clinical mechanistic and quantitative in...