著者

池本 竜則 中田 昌敏 梶浦 弘明 宮川 博文 長谷川 共美 井上 雅之 下 和弘 牛田 享宏

出版者

日本疼痛学会

雑誌

PAIN RESEARCH (ISSN:09158588)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, no.1, pp.31-40, 2014-03-10 (Released:2014-03-29)

参考文献数

19

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Musculoskeletal pain and other clinical complaints are known to increase with age, however its relationship to these symptoms remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the correlation between musculoskeletal pain and other clinical complaints. Questionnaires containing self–reported complaints collected from 3891 people over 30 years old were used for our study. Serf–reported complaints comprised of 33 items including three musculo­skeletal disorders (knee, low back, neck) and another thirty complaints. Firstly, we divided subjects into the following eight different categories by their musculoskeletal condition; a group without musculoskeletal disorder (Control), a group with knee pain alone, a group with low back pain alone, a group with neck stiffness alone, three groups which had overlapping pain in above two regions and a group with overlapping pain in all regions. Secondly, we investigated the epidemiological background and analyzed the number of other complaints in each group.   In terms of epidemiological background, the ages in groups with any musculoskeletal disorders were significantly higher than those in control. Moreover, groups with musculoskeletal disorders except low back pain alone were significantly more prevalent in women. Groups with any musculo­skeletal disorders had significantly greater numbers of other complaints compared to control. Comparing the three groups with mono–regional pain, we discovered the number of other complaints was more significant in the group with neck stiffness than in the other two groups. The theoretical number of other complaints in a group with pain in all regions was significantly greater than the sum in each group with mono–regional pain.   These findings suggest that musculoskeletal disorders are not only a regional problem but also affect other organs in the human body, followed by an increase of other unidentified complaints.

著者

長谷川 共美 池本 竜則 井上 雅之 山口 節子 牛田 享宏 柴田 英治 小林 章雄

出版者

日本疼痛学会

雑誌

PAIN RESEARCH (ISSN:09158588)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, no.1, pp.1-8, 2014-03-10 (Released:2014-03-29)

参考文献数

29

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The aim of this study was to investigate the features of overweight or obese individuals with a BMI >25 kg/m2 who complained of low back pain, knee pain, and neck stiffness. The subjects comprised 88 overweight or obese individuals who were divided into a symptomatic group and an asymptomatic group prior to the weight–loss intervention in order to compare several parameters of each group. Symptomatic patients were divided into groups of subjects whose symptoms did or did not improve as a result of the 6–month weight–loss intervention. Changes in the test paramete­rs from before and after the intervention were compared between the two groups. The results revealed no differences in any parameters between the two groups (symptomatic and asymptomatic) at baseline in neck stiffness or low back pain. However, for knee pain, the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was significantly lower in the symptomatic group than in the asymptomatic group (p<0.01). Furthermore, the weight–loss intervention revealed a significant increase in VO2max in the “improved” group compared to the “no change” group (p<0.05). The study results showed that both weight loss and the acquisition of aerobic capacity were important in relieving knee pain in overweight or obese individuals.