Lower extremity musculoskeletal pain is common in childhood and affects up to 16% of the school-aged population (Junnilla&Cartwright, 2006a).Whilemusculoskeletal pain is common, the possible etiologies are broad, ranging from benign to serious. A presenting complaint of lower extremity musculoskeletal pain may be due to trauma, inflammatory conditions, infection, or hematologic or oncologic pro...

INTRODUCTION Indigenous Australians living in rural communities experience high levels of musculoskeletal conditions that significantly impair their daily activities. Aboriginal health workers (AHWs) have a close understanding of their communities' needs and play a central role in the assessment and management of these conditions. To assist in the musculoskeletal assessment process a screening ...

Self-report of musculoskeletal conditions is often used to estimate population prevalence and to determine disease burden and influence policy. However, self-report of certain musculoskeletal conditions is frequently inaccurate, suggesting inadequate communication to the patient of their diagnosis. The aim of this study is to determine the association between functional health literacy (FHL) an...

474 Almost all women will experience pain during pregnancy. Common musculoskeletal conditions can cause severe pain in an otherwise uncomplicated pregnancy. Some women will enter pregnancy with preexisting painful disorders, and management of the ongoing pain and painful exacerbations can be challenging. This chapter reviews the common painful musculoskeletal conditions of pregnancy and an appr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Physical therapists frequently make important point-of-care decisions for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. In the Military Health System (MHS), these decisions may occur while therapists are deployed in support of combat troops, as well as in a more traditional hospital setting. Proficiency with the musculoskeletal examination, including a fundamental understandin...

For more than three decades, foot and musculoskeletal conditions have been documented among both Asian [Elephas maximus] and African [Loxodonta africana] elephants in zoos. Although environmental factors have been hypothesized to play a contributing role in the development of foot and musculoskeletal pathology, there is a paucity of evidence-based research assessing risk. We investigated the as...

BACKGROUND Primary care consultation data are an important source of information on morbidity prevalence. It is not known how reliable such figures are. AIM To compare annual consultation prevalence estimates for musculoskeletal conditions derived from four general practice consultation databases. DESIGN OF STUDY Retrospective study of general practice consultation records. SETTING Three ...

This study investigated the various stressors encountered by the nursing profession. In particular, the following hypotheses were tested: (1) working conditions of nurses significantly affect perceived risk of injury and illness, work dissatisfaction, work satisfaction, energy state at the end of workday, the effort exerted by the registered nurse (RN), psychosomatic outcomes, and musculoskelet...