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A Brief Overview: Sex Differences in Prevalent Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions

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  • Demario S. Overstreet

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Larissa J. Strath

    (Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
    Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA)

  • Mackensie Jordan

    (Amplify Health and Wellness, Newmarket, ON L3Y 8C6, Canada)

  • Indonesia A. Jordan

    (Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA)

  • Joanna M. Hobson

    (Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA)

  • Michael A. Owens

    (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Adrian C. Williams

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Robert R. Edwards

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Samantha M. Meints

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

Abstract

Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain disorders are some of the most prevalent and disabling chronic pain conditions worldwide. These chronic conditions have a considerable impact on the quality of life of individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems. Unfortunately, the burden of MSK pain disorders does not fall equally across the sexes. Females consistently demonstrate more prevalent and severe clinical presentations of MSK disorders, and this disparity increases in magnitude with age. The aim of the present article is to review recent studies that have examined sex differences between males and females in four of the most common MSK pain disorders: neck pain, low back pain, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

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  • Demario S. Overstreet & Larissa J. Strath & Mackensie Jordan & Indonesia A. Jordan & Joanna M. Hobson & Michael A. Owens & Adrian C. Williams & Robert R. Edwards & Samantha M. Meints, 2023. "A Brief Overview: Sex Differences in Prevalent Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:5:p:4521-:d:1086957
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    1. Maria Paula Pacheco & Paulo José Carvalho & Luís Cavalheiro & Filipa Manuel Sousa, 2023. "Prevalence of Postural Changes and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(24), pages 1-12, December.

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