Objectives Clinicians and patients have been found to attribute musculoskeletal (MSK) pain to normal age-related changes seen on imaging, which can negatively impact patient outcomes and increase ...

Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, or pain in joints, ligaments and muscles, is very common, with lower back pain alone affecting 39% of U.S. adults. Over the years, rates of spine surgery have trended ...

Part 5 in a series about MSK conditions and how advisers are changing their approach to treatment with new benefit solutions. Amid the frantic search to end his MSK pain, Voluntary Disruption founder ...

Part 2 in an ongoing series about MSK conditions and how advisers are changing their approach to treatment with ... He traces severe neck, arm and shoulder blade pain back to head or neck trauma and ...

When you bump your knee, cut your lip, or twist your ankle, the sudden, sharp feeling is somatic pain. Somatic pain is generally described as musculoskeletal pain. Nociceptors in the skin, muscles, ...

The number of musculoskeletal pain sites is a strong predictor for disability pensioning and, hence, is considered to be an important dimension in symptom reporting. The simple method of counting ...

Neurological pain can be present even when resting, such as in the arms or legs. Musculoskeletal pain could be crepitus, a popping or cracking sound in the knee, or arthritis, a condition that ...

Faculty develop and maintain assessment plans for their degree programs. Assessment plans are expected yearly, before classes begin; adequate planning can facilitate a smooth assessment process.

As part of its community-oriented programme for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD), its survey has shown a strikingly high prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and arthritis in the Indian ...

Groin pain can stem from various issues, ranging from muscle strains and hip arthritis to inguinal hernias and kidney stones. Groin pain often worsens upon sitting due to how the hip flexes in this ...