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Musculoskeletal pain

MedGen UID:
6472
Concept ID:
C0026858
Finding
Synonyms: Musculoskeletal Pain; Musculoskeletal Pains; Pain, Musculoskeletal; Pains, Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT: Rheumatic pain (279069000); Musculoskeletal pain (279069000)

Definition

Pain that originates in the bones, muscles, tendons or ligaments. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Siracusa R, Paola RD, Cuzzocrea S, Impellizzeri D
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Apr 9;22(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms22083891. PMID: 33918736Free PMC Article
Hsu JR, Mir H, Wally MK, Seymour RB; Orthopaedic Trauma Association Musculoskeletal Pain Task Force
J Orthop Trauma 2019 May;33(5):e158-e182. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001430. PMID: 30681429Free PMC Article
Klit H, Finnerup NB, Jensen TS
Lancet Neurol 2009 Sep;8(9):857-68. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70176-0. PMID: 19679277

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

David D, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Mohn A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 7;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041565. PMID: 33562204Free PMC Article
Wood S, Fryer G, Tan LLF, Cleary C
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Oct;24(4):503-518. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.06.024. PMID: 33218554
Watt FE
Post Reprod Health 2018 Mar;24(1):34-43. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1177/2053369118757537. PMID: 29412042
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017 Mar;47(3):150. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.0502. PMID: 28245743
Crofford LJ
Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc 2015;126:167-83. PMID: 26330672Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

David D, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Mohn A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 7;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041565. PMID: 33562204Free PMC Article
Perrot S, Cohen M, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain
Pain 2019 Jan;160(1):77-82. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001389. PMID: 30586074
Watt FE
Post Reprod Health 2018 Mar;24(1):34-43. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1177/2053369118757537. PMID: 29412042
Hawker GA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2017 Sep-Oct;35 Suppl 107(5):8-12. Epub 2017 Sep 28 PMID: 28967361
Louw A, Zimney K, Puentedura EJ, Diener I
Physiother Theory Pract 2016 Jul;32(5):332-55. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194646. PMID: 27351541

Therapy

Zhang Y, Wang C
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 Sep 25;22(11):80. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00954-z. PMID: 32978666Free PMC Article
O'Keeffe M, O'Sullivan P, Purtill H, Bargary N, O'Sullivan K
Br J Sports Med 2020 Jul;54(13):782-789. Epub 2019 Oct 19 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100780. PMID: 31630089Free PMC Article
Vickers AJ, Vertosick EA, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, Sherman KJ, Irnich D, Witt CM, Linde K; Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
J Pain 2018 May;19(5):455-474. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.11.005. PMID: 29198932Free PMC Article
Pollack Y, Shashua A, Kalichman L
Foot (Edinb) 2018 Mar;34:11-16. Epub 2017 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2017.08.001. PMID: 29175715
Gattie E, Cleland JA, Snodgrass S
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017 Mar;47(3):133-149. Epub 2017 Feb 3 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7096. PMID: 28158962

Prognosis

GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2021 Oct 30;398(10311):1593-1618. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4. PMID: 34755628Free PMC Article
Prati C, Demougeot C, Guillot X, Sondag M, Verhoeven F, Wendling D
Joint Bone Spine 2019 Mar;86(2):159-163. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.05.003. PMID: 29787813
Wong E, Altaf F, Oh LJ, Gray RJ
Orthopedics 2017 Nov 1;40(6):e930-e939. Epub 2017 Jun 9 doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170606-02. PMID: 28598493
Startzman AN, Fowler O, Carreira D
Orthopedics 2017 Jul 1;40(4):e574-e582. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170208-05. PMID: 28195608
Lurie J, Tomkins-Lane C
BMJ 2016 Jan 4;352:h6234. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6234. PMID: 26727925Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Dupuis F, Cherif A, Batcho C, Massé-Alarie H, Roy JS
Clin J Pain 2023 May 1;39(5):236-247. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001104. PMID: 36917768
Vaughan B, Chase B, Hickey J, Tassoulas M, Weston H, Fitzgerald K, Fleischmann M, Mulcahy J, Austin P
Clin J Pain 2021 Sep 1;37(9):639-647. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000955. PMID: 34183533
Besharati A, Daneshmandi H, Zareh K, Fakherpour A, Zoaktafi M
Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2020 Sep;26(3):632-638. Epub 2018 Nov 13 doi: 10.1080/10803548.2018.1501238. PMID: 30015596
Gattie E, Cleland JA, Snodgrass S
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017 Mar;47(3):133-149. Epub 2017 Feb 3 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7096. PMID: 28158962
Salaffi F, Stancati A, Silvestri CA, Ciapetti A, Grassi W
Eur J Pain 2004 Aug;8(4):283-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2003.09.004. PMID: 15207508

Recent systematic reviews

Lepri B, Romani D, Storari L, Barbari V
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Feb 24;20(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054098. PMID: 36901108Free PMC Article
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017 Mar;47(3):150. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.0502. PMID: 28245743
Gattie E, Cleland JA, Snodgrass S
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017 Mar;47(3):133-149. Epub 2017 Feb 3 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7096. PMID: 28158962
Louw A, Zimney K, Puentedura EJ, Diener I
Physiother Theory Pract 2016 Jul;32(5):332-55. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194646. PMID: 27351541
Lurie J, Tomkins-Lane C
BMJ 2016 Jan 4;352:h6234. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6234. PMID: 26727925Free PMC Article

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