Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms

Kuorinka, Ilkka; Jonsson, Björn; Kilbom, Åsa; Vinterberg, H; Biering‐Sørensen, Fin; Andersson, G; Jørgensen, Kenneth Mølbjerg

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(87)90010-x

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“…[6][7][8][9][10] This was adapted to include some further questions related to demographics, as well as the self-reported use of loupes with or without illumination, levels of fitness and exercise, the use of various strategies to help address the problem and the impact of pain on ability to perform dental procedures. Students were offered further support if this problem was having a significant impact on their overall health and quality of life.…”

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Musculoskeletal neck and back pain in undergraduate dental students at a UK dental school — a cross-sectional study

Vijay

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2016

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Musculoskeletal neck and back pain in undergraduate dental students at a UK dental school — a cross-sectional study

Vijay

Ide

2016

Br Dent J

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“…All study participants undergoing multi-detector CT scan were asked to complete the modified Nordic Low Back Questionnaire [33]. The first question on this questionnaire was: ''Have you had low back pain on most days of at least one month in the last 12 months?''…”

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Changes in paraspinal muscles and their association with low back pain and spinal degeneration: CT study

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The objectives of the study were to evaluate the association between lumbar paraspinal muscle density, evaluated on computed tomography (CT) and age, sex and BMI; and to evaluate the association of those changes with low back pain (LBP) and spinal degeneration features in a community-based sample. This study was an ancillary project to the Framingham Study. A sample of 3,529 participants aged 40-80 years had a CT scan performed to assess aortic calcification. 187 individuals were randomly enrolled in this study. LBP in the last 12 months was evaluated using self-report questionnaire. Density (in Hounsfield units) of multifidus and erector spinae was evaluated on CT. The prevalence of intervertebral disc narrowing, facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA), spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis were also evaluated. We used linear regression models to examine the association of paraspinal muscles density with age, sex, BMI, LBP, and spinal degeneration features. The results show that in our study, men have higher density of paraspinal muscles than women, younger individuals have higher density than older ones and individuals with lower weight have higher muscle density than overweight. No differences between individuals with and without LBP were found. Significant association was found between L4 multifidus/erector spinae density and FJOA at L4-L5; between multifidus at L4 and spondylolisthesis at L4-5; and between erector spinae at L4 and L5 with disc narrowing at L4-5 and L5-S1, respectively. We conclude that the paraspinal muscle density decreases with age, and increases BMI. It is associated with at some levels FJOA, spondylolisthesis and disc narrowing at the same level, but not associated with occurrence of LBP.

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“…An episode of care for neck pain was defined as a consultation or series of consultations with a health professional for neck pain [36]. The standardized Nordic Questionnaire [22] definition of neck pain was used supplemented by a pain-region drawing, as follows: ''Neck pain is defined as ache, pain or discomfort in the shaded area illustrated.'' The reporting of neck pain using this questionnaire has been found to have high test-retest reliability [22].…”

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“…The standardized Nordic Questionnaire [22] definition of neck pain was used supplemented by a pain-region drawing, as follows: ''Neck pain is defined as ache, pain or discomfort in the shaded area illustrated.'' The reporting of neck pain using this questionnaire has been found to have high test-retest reliability [22]. Fifty-three participants were included in this exploratory study.…”

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Individual, physical and psychological risk factors for neck pain in Australian office workers: a 1-year longitudinal study

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Neck pain is more prevalent in office workers than in the general community. To date, findings from prospective studies that investigated causal relationships between putative risk factors and the onset of neck pain in this population have been limited by high loss to follow-up. The aim of this research was to prospectively evaluate a range of risk factors for neck pain in office workers, using validated and reliable objective measures as well as attain an estimate of 1-year incidence. We assembled a cohort of 53 office workers without neck pain and measured individual, physical, workplace and psychological factors at baseline. We followed participants for 1 year to measure the incidence of neck pain. We achieved 100% participant follow-up. Cox regression analysis was applied to examine the relationship between the putative risk factors and the cumulative incidence of neck pain. The 1-year incidence proportion of neck pain in Australian office workers was estimated in this study to be 0.49 (95% CI 0.36-0.62). Predictors of neck pain with moderate to large effect sizes were female gender (HR: 3.07; 95% CI: 1.18-7.99) and high psychological stress (HR: 1.64; 95% CI: 0.66-4.07). Protective factors included increased mobility of the cervical spine (HR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.19-1.05) and frequent exercise (HR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.27-1.51). These results reveal that neck pain is common in Australian office workers and that there are risk factors that are potentially modifiable.

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Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms

Cited by 4,008 publications

References 8 publications

Musculoskeletal neck and back pain in undergraduate dental students at a UK dental school — a cross-sectional study

Musculoskeletal neck and back pain in undergraduate dental students at a UK dental school — a cross-sectional study

Changes in paraspinal muscles and their association with low back pain and spinal degeneration: CT study

Individual, physical and psychological risk factors for neck pain in Australian office workers: a 1-year longitudinal study

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