Treatment of painImpact of painEuropeThis large scale computer-assisted telephone survey was undertaken to explore the prevalence, severity, treatment and impact of chronic pain in 15 European countries and Israel. Screening interviews identified respondents aged 18 years with chronic pain for in-depth...
Chronic pain in patients with PD is five times as common as in age-matched controls in general practice settings. Patients with PD have a greater prevalence of comorbid conditions that affect development of chronic pain. Whether the pain or the PD is causative to those conditions remains to be...
To analyze the evolution of chronic neck and low back pain prevalence in the general Spanish population (≥ 15 years) from 2006 to 2020, examini
Survey of chronic pain in Europe: prevalence, impact on daily life, and treatment. Eur J Pain. 2006;10(4):287–333. 3. Dominick C, Blyth F, Nicholas M. Unpacking the burden: understanding the relationships between chronic pain and comorbidity in the general population. Pain. 2012;153(2)...
Asia, Europe, North America, South America (Latin America and the Caribbean), Oceania), country, habitation area (urban or rural), numbers of cases, sample size, and prevalence with 95% confidence interval (CI), response rate were extracted and reported for each study in Supplementary Table ...
Chronic pain caused by osteoporosis has been found to severely interfere with normal activities [3]. In developed countries, the prevalence of osteoporosis ranges from 2 to 8 % among males and 9 to 38 % among females depending on the method of diagnosis [4]. It has been reported that ...
A growing body of research indicates a correlation between occupational exposure, particularly among individuals in driving-related occupations, and the incidence of low back pain (LBP). Databases were systematically searched, including PubMed, Embase, W
For 1-year prevalence, Scandinavian countries reported more NP than the rest of Europe and Asia. Prevalence estimates were not affected by age, quality score, sample size, response rate, and different anatomical definitions of NP. NP is a common symptom in the population. As expected, the ...
can account for some of this variation, it is possible that there are real differences in disease prevalence worldwide. In North America or Europe, overall crude prevalence is typically estimated to be between 100 and 200 per 100000 population, although PD prevalence greater than 400 per 100000 ...
In addition, the duration of pain is one criterion for LBP classification. Acute LBP has a sudden onset and lasts less than six weeks, subacute LBP lasts from six to 12 weeks, and chronic LBP presents for a period greater or equal to 12 weeks (3). It is estimated that 70% to 85% ...