Association between musculoskeletal pain with social isolation and loneliness: analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

People who experience chronic musculoskeletal pain are at greater risk of being lonely, but at less risk of being socially isolated. Health professionals should consider the wider implications of musculoskeletal pain on individuals, to reduce the risk of negative health implications associated with loneliness from impacting on individual's health and well-being.