Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, researchers estimate that 20.5% of American adults experience activity-limiting pain daily or on most days, most often in the back, hip, knee, or foot. Chiropractic care is a common approach to … [Read more...]
Daily Musculoskeletal Pain Common Among Seniors
Questionnaires completed by 14,155 older men and women revealed that about half experience moderate-to-intense musculoskeletal pain on most days, often in the lower back, knees, and upper back. Nearly a third reported that their pain regularly … [Read more...]
Office Workers and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Among a group of 400 office employees working at an insurance company, researchers observed that musculoskeletal complaints were quite common, particularly in the neck (57.2%), lower back (46.2%), shoulders (38.5%), and upper back (28.5%). Further … [Read more...]
Back Pain and Firefighters
Surveys completed by 430 firefighters revealed that those exposed to higher levels of occupational stress were 52% more likely to report a musculoskeletal pain condition, with back pain being the most common complaint. Int’l Journal of Occupational … [Read more...]
Long Work Hours Linked to Musculoskeletal Pain
Using data from the Fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey involving nearly 25,000 workers, researchers report that working over 40 hours a week is associated with up to a 40% increased risk for musculoskeletal pain in men and up to a 66% elevated … [Read more...]
Seniors with Chronic Back Pain…
New research suggests that older adults with chronic back pain often have other musculoskeletal pain conditions. Among a group of 839 seniors with persistent back pain, 93% had pain in at least one additional area and 69% had pain in two or more … [Read more...]
Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain in Adolescence May Predict Medical and Social Issues
Norwegian researchers report that teenagers with pain in multiple body sites have an elevated risk for life-affecting health problems during young adulthood. In this study, researchers followed 3,987 teens for an average of eight years and found a … [Read more...]
Nurses Often Suffer from Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is the most common cause of incapacity among nurses. A recent study investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among hospital nurses and found that the overall prevalence of MSP was 70% in the past year and 64% in … [Read more...]
Teen Sleep Difficulties Can Lead to Musculoskeletal Problems!
Fifteen-year-old boys and girls with sleep problems are more likely to experience musculoskeletal pain two years later when compared with their peers who did not report having sleep problems at age 15. This finding suggests that difficulties such as … [Read more...]