Musculoskeletal pain in obese Egyptians
Joint Authors
Abd al-Nasir, Ula
Ahmad, Usamah Hajji
al-Ganzouri, Amal Mustafa
al-Arousy, Nadiyah Hamid
Faramawi, Muhammad Abd al-Basit Awwad
Husayn, Azzah Husayn Ali
al-Shami, Hibah Allah Ahmad
Ghanimah, Iman
Source
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 2 (31 Mar. 2004), pp.215-223, 9 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Publication Date
2004-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Objective : obesity is associated with musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis.
This study compares the prevalence of work-restricting musculoskeletal pain in obese and general population and investigates changes in the incidence of and recovery from musculoskeletal pain after surgical or conventional obesity treatment.
Methodology : A random sample of 50 subjects from the general population was compared with 50 obese subjects.
For the obese subjects, information about musculoskeletal pain was also collected 6 and 12 months after obesity surgery or the start of non-surgical treatment.
Results: in both sexes, work-restricting pain in the neck and back regions and in the hip, knee and ankle joints was more common in the obese subjects than in the control population.
Operated obese women had a lower incidence of work-restricting pain in the knee and ankle joints as compared with the conventionally treated control group over 6 and 12 months.
Among subjects reporting symptoms at baseline, the recovery rate for pain in the knee and ankle joints in obese men and pain in the neck and back and in the hip, knee and ankle joints in obese women improved in the surgical group as compared with the control group after 12 months.
Conclusion : obese subjects have more problems with work-restricting musculoskeletal pain than the general population.
Surgical obesity treatment reduces the long-term risk of developing work-restricting musculoskeletal pain and increases the likelihood of recovering from such pain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Azzah Husayn Ali& Abd al-Nasir, Ula& al-Arousy, Nadiyah Hamid& al-Shami, Hibah Allah Ahmad& Ghanimah, Iman& al-Ganzouri, Amal Mustafa…[et al.]. 2004. Musculoskeletal pain in obese Egyptians. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.215-223.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-54252
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Azzah Husayn Ali…[et al.]. Musculoskeletal pain in obese Egyptians. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Vol. 31, no. 2 (Mar. 2004), pp.215-223.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Azzah Husayn Ali& Abd al-Nasir, Ula& al-Arousy, Nadiyah Hamid& al-Shami, Hibah Allah Ahmad& Ghanimah, Iman& al-Ganzouri, Amal Mustafa…[et al.]. Musculoskeletal pain in obese Egyptians. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. 2004. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.215-223.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-54252
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 221-223
Record ID
BIM-54252