BACKGROUND Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would stress the low back and lead to pain, however, researchers have reported inconsistencies association between body weight and back pain....

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder manifested by diffuse myalgia, localized areas of tenderness, fatigue, lowered pain thresholds, and nonrestorative sleep. Evidence from multiple sources support the concept of decreased flux through the serotonin pathway in fibromyalgia patients. Serotonin substrate supplementation, via L-tryptophan or 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-H...

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has been working on matters related to occupational health problems in 15 European Union (EU) member states. EU-OSHA established 10 topic centers on work and health research in 1998. One of the topic centers is assigned for research and information on work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The present report is written because such ac...

BACKGROUND Conflicting interpretations about the structure and function of the body contribute to discordance in communication between healthcare professionals and lay people. Understanding musculoskeletal (MSK) complaints presents additional complexities when discussed in more than one language or in cross-cultural settings. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), few healthcare professio...

The force and effort required to play a percussion instrument can cause musculoskeletal issues in percussionists (PRMDs). India's most popular is the tabla. aim of study was assess risk upper limb disorders among table players. Method: This cross-sectional conducted on seventy-six amateur players, who were between age group 18 25 years. posture players injury them assessed by using Rapid Upper ...

B.C. McClain and S. Suresh (eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Chronic Pain: Current Science and Integrative Practice, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0350-1_7, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 The child presenting to the general practitioner with complaints of musculoskeletal pain is common and pediatricians need to be more knowledgeable of these conditions. It presents a challenge to make the dia...

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 increased psychological and physical complaints, including anxiety, depression, pain. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine musculoskeletal complaints that may occur in healthcare workers during the pandemic. METHODS: Data were cross-sectional, collected by online questionnaire method consisted of demographic questions, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Question...

Physiotherapists are desired to have a good level of physical fitness to meet their job demands. As educators of Physical Therapy profession, it is important to expose students to their professional physical fitness demands that they would face in employment setting. The students of Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme from various colleges of Punjab and Haryana participated in the study. The da...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the prevalence and identify the associated factors of musculoskeletal pain among Saudi female school teachers. METHODS An observational quantitative cross-sectional survey of female Saudi school teachers in five different areas of Saudi Arabia was carried out between August and October 2013. A self-administered questionnaire was used in which the items related to partic...

BACKGROUND Chronic widespread pain is common in the community but is not often diagnosed in primary care. One explanation may be that widespread pain is presented and treated in primary care as multiple episodes of regional pain. AIM To determine whether patients who consult with multiple regional pain syndromes have characteristics consistent with chronic widespread pain. DESIGN OF STUDY C...