BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal diseases are becoming increasingly important due to population aging. However, studies on the economic burden of musculoskeletal disease in Korea are scarce. Therefore, we conducted a population-based study to measure the economic burden of musculoskeletal disease in Korea using nationally representative data. METHODS This study used a variety of data sources such a...

Introduction: When there is a pain requiring focused clinical attention and is associated with emotional and functional disorders, it is called pain disorder. The present study aims to study the role of selective attention, vigilance and ambivalence over emotional expressiveness for predicting pain severity in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pains. Methods: The study population included 1...

Introduction: Plastic waste is considered one of the common vital problems in developing countries such as Indonesia. One proposed alternative way to reduce plastic by reusing and recycling it into bricks. Eco-bricks are a form recycled that can be used an building construction material. Unfortunately, manufacturing workers do not ergonomically perform this work during their working hours. Ther...

Musculoskeletal pain is the most common disorder encountered in our clinical practice that afflicts all individuals around world and has not exempted gender, ethnicity, color, or age. The tissues which are affected muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilages, bones. It can be caused by a wide range of etiologies. Chronic musculoskeletal causes significant morbidity associated with varying degrees p...