BACKGROUND Construction and health care workers have a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, and they are assumed to have physically demanding jobs. Profession- and gender-specific associations between individual capacity and musculoskeletal pain have not been sufficiently investigated. The main aim of this study was to examine the association between individual capacity (maximal oxygen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pregnancy triggers a wide range of changes in a woman's body leading to various musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Most commonly reported musculoskeletal discomforts by pregnant women are low back pain and symphysis pubis pain. The culture and the environmental factors may influence the discomforts experienced by a pregnant woman. There is a dearth of literature in India, r...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between musculoskeletal pain and smoking. DESIGN Cross sectional, national interview survey. SETTING All individuals in a representative sample of households in Norway in 1985. SUBJECTS A total of 6681 persons aged 16 to 66 years old. people in institutions were not included. OUTCOME MEASURES Gender specific and age specific prevalence rates for pain...

Although chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain is a significant health problem, the molecular mechanisms involved in developing and maintaining chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain are poorly understood. Central sensitization mechanisms maintained by stimuli from peripheral tissues such as muscle have been suggested. Lipid mediators with anti-inflammatory characteristics such as endogenous...

OBJECTIVE Joint hypermobility can be associated with benign musculoskeletal pain. The relation between hypermobility and low bone mineral density is still unknown. Osteoporosis can be observed in some genetic syndromes associated with joint hypermobility. The aim of our study was to detect the possible relation between joint hypermobility, benign musculoskeletal pain and bone mineral density in...

Musculoskeletal pain is one of the main manifestations joint and spine diseases. Chronic poses an enormous burden for patients, society health care system. Patient with musculoskeletal requires multimodal therapy. Risk factors chronic should be identified using biopsycho social model. Review article presents approaches to treatment pain.

background :musculoskeletal disorders are among the most prevalent occupational disorders in different jobs such as office work. some interventions such as ergonomic modifications and workplace exercises are introduced as the methods for alleviating these disorders. in this study we compared the effect of ergonomic modifications and workplace exercises on musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in ...