Impact of Neck and Shoulder Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life in a Middle-Aged Community-Living Population.

Masaaki Machino Kei Ando Kazuyoshi Kobayashi Hiroaki Nakashima Masayoshi Morozumi Shunsuke Kanbara Sadayuki ItoTaro InoueHiroyuki KoshimizuTaisuke SekiShinya Ishizuka Yasuhiko Takegami Yukiharu Hasegawa Shiro Imagama

Published in: BioMed research international (2021)

The NSP (+) rate in healthy middle-aged and older persons was 47.2%. Furthermore, NSP (+) status was directly related poor HRQOL. NSP is a predictor of suboptimal physical and mental QOL. Therefore, NSP prevention or intervention for NSP may improve middle-aged and older adults' QOL.

Keyphrases

middle aged
physical activity
mental health
randomized controlled trial
pain management
spinal cord