In order to investigate the extent to which musculoskeletal sickness absence was influenced by a range of circumstances concerning family background and health in early life, we established a register-based cohort of all live-born in Norway between 1967 and 1976. Personal data on parental factors and health early in life were recorded prospectively from birth onward in the Medical Birth Registr...

Dysregulation of the immune system may play a role in chronic pain, although study findings are inconsistent. This cross-sectional study examined whether basal inflammatory markers and the innate immune response are associated with the presence and severity of chronic multisite musculoskeletal pain. Data were used on 1632 subjects of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. The Chronic ...

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalences of musculoskeletal disorders and disability in the elderly, and the relationship between them. METHODS A community sample of 73 females and 32 males aged 85 and over underwent a standardised examination at home. Musculoskeletal disorders were classified according to published clinical criteria. The relative effects on disability (a walking distance of < 500...

Background: Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an emerging after viral infection especially respiratory and gastrointestinal related viruses. In 2020, SARS-COV2 virus sweeping worldwide with diverse symptoms prolonged post-Covid manifestations in which are arthralgia myalgia frequently present for days even months. Interestedly, covid era a part of ReA or flare autoimmune disease, it challenging. (1) ...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal involvement in melioidosis is often seen in conjunction with a disseminated illness. Recent reports suggest that operative management of musculoskeletal melioidosis has favourable results. The purpose of this study was to review the patient profile and clinical outcomes of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in the musculoskeletal system. METHODS Hospital records of...

Complement split products C3a and C4a are reportedly elevated in patients with acute Lyme disease. We have now examined these immunologic markers in patients with chronic Lyme disease compared to appropriate disease controls. The study population consisted of 29 healthy controls, 445 patients with chronic Lyme disease, 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and six patients with AI...

BACKGROUND Oncogenic osteomalacia is an acquired form of hypophosphatemic osteomalacia where the tumour resection may lead to cure of the disease. Tumours originating from the musculoskeletal region form an important subgroup of oncogenic osteomalacia. METHODS This was a retrospective study conducted at a tertiary care centre in south India where we analyzed the hospital records of all the pa...

OBJECTIVES The prevalence of aged individuals in the Korean workforce continues to increase. This research determined the health and working conditions of Korean older wage workers and confirmed the effects of factors on the health-related quality of life of Korean older workers. METHODS Of the 25,534 persons surveyed in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1368 o...

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a noninvasive method of assessing sensory and pain perception that has been used in the past 30 years primarily for analysis of cutaneous and mucosal perception. In recent years, several published studies have demonstrated that QST may be useful in the analysis of painful musculoskeletal disorders as well. Based on the results of these studies, it can be po...

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease affecting different organs with different frequency rates depending on geographical location. Musculoskeletal abnormalities includes osseous lesions (small and large bone sarcoidosis), sarcoidal arthropathy, and sarcoidal myopathy. Musculoskeletal involvement is reported in a significant number of patients. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determi...