Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and impact on physical function and health care services in Belterra/PA

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain worth being investigated for being a multidimensional prevalent phenomenon, difficult to be understood which may have as main factors: tissue injury as well as emotional, social and environmental aspects. It is essential to know the specificity of the pain to define strategies for disease prevention and health promotion of the population. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, describing its features and functional implications in population from Belterra/Pará. Method: In a descriptive study, there were evaluated subjects who participated in activities of the project Bandeira Científica. Prevalence of pain was estimated with a confidence interval of 95%. Descriptive measures were used to characterize pain and consequences for functionality. Results: 453 subjects were interviewed, the mean age was 44.3 years old (SD = 18.0) and 69.6% were women. Prevalence of chronic pain was 62.5% and of back pain was 55.0%. Almost daily pain was felt by 67.9% and by 69.6% the intensity was strong or unbearable during crisis. Individuals with unbearable intensity and daily frequency of symptoms reported difficulty to perform heavy activities (91.5%) and to remain in the same position (82.9%). Conclusion: The prevalence of pain was high, of chronic feature, with high intensity and high frequency, long duration, most frequently in the vertebral column. The pain had interference in the performance of heavy activities and maintaining the same posture in people with greater intensity and frequency of pain.

The effect of the application of Kinesio Tape on pain relief in musculoskeletal disorders

“…About 67.9% of the respondents had pain almost every day. Individuals with intolerable pain intensity and daily symptom frequency had difficulty performing heavy activities (91.5%), suggesting similarity to the results of our study (17).…”

Impacto da dor musculoesquelética na incapacidade funcional

“…In fact, this study found that pain impacted functional disability more than the advancing of age. For several authors 4,23,24 the presence of pain in one or more body parts is one of the factors that can lead to disability in activities such as climbing stairs, bending, among others 25 .…”

“…Mota et al 4 showed a high (62.5%) prevalence of chronic pain in a population in a city in the state of Amazonas; the study also pointed out that individuals with unbearable intensity and daily frequency of the symptom reported greater difficulty in performing heavy activities (91.5%). Descriptive review of the Brazilian literature conducted by Vasconcelos and Araújo 5 describes that chronic pain was significant in all studies analyzed, with prevalence varying between 29.3% and 73.3%.…”