OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between leisure physical activity and various pain symptoms in adolescents. METHODS In this nationwide cohort based cross sectional study in Finland, 698 schoolchildren, 344 girls and 354 boys, aged 10 to 17 years responded to a questionnaire on pain symptoms (neck and shoulder pain, upper back pain, low back pain, upper limb pain, lower limb pain, he...

background prevalence of low back pain (lbp) and neck pain (np) in workers, especially in nurses is high, but their knowledge of ergonomics is not enough. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of ergonomic training on low back pain and neck pain, posture, and function in female hospital personnel of najaf-abad, iran. patients and methods in this queasy experimental study, ...

background: the impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmsds) on functional performance of nigerian welders is unknown. this study investigated the prevalence, pattern and impact of wrmsds on functional efficiency among welders in alimosho local government, lagos state, nigeria.   materials and methods: this cross sectional survey involved 177 welders in a rural-urban area in nigeri...

BACKGROUND Neck and shoulder pain, back pain and low back pain are common symptoms in Japanese subjects, and it is important to elucidate the pathology and associated factors of these pains due to their frequency and impact on the quality of life (QOL) and activities of daily living (ADL). The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether body composition is associated with these pain...

Pain is an important and distressing symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Our aim was to determine the prevalence of pain, its various types and characteristics, as well as its impact on depression and quality of life (QoL) in patients with PD. How pain differs in early- and advanced-stage PD and male and female PD patients was of special interest. One hundred PD patients on dopaminergic medica...