Prevalence and morbidity of neck pain: a cross-sectional study of 3000 elderly men

Autor: Damm, Henrik, Jönsson, Anette, Rosengren, Björn E., Jehpsson, Lars, Ohlsson, Claes, Ribom, Eva L, Mellström, Dan, Karlsson, Magnus K.
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18
ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03508-y
Popis: Background The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and morbidity of neck pain with or without cervical rhizopathy, upper extremity motor deficit and/or thoracolumbar pain in elderly men. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study of 3,000 community-dwelling older men with a mean age of 75.4 ± 3.2 years (range 69–81) to determine if they had experienced neck pain with or without cervical rhizopathy/upper extremity motor deficit/thoracolumbar pain (yes/no) during the preceding 12 months, and if so, morbidity with the condition (no/minor/moderate/severe). Results Among the participants, 865 (29%) reported they had experienced neck and 1,619 (54%) thoracolumbar pain. Among the men with neck pain, 59% had experienced only neck pain, 17% neck pain and cervical rhizopathy and 24% neck pain, rhizopathy and motor deficit. For men with only neck pain, the morbidity was severe in 13%, for men with neck pain and rhizopathy it was 24%, and for men with pain, rhizopathy and motor deficit it was 46% (p p Conclusion Neck pain in elderly men is common but symptoms and morbidity vary. For men who only have neck pain, 1/8 rated their morbidity as severe, while almost half who also had cervical rhizopathy and motor deficit and almost 1/3 of those who also had thoracolumbar pain reported severe morbidity.
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