A Survey of Severity and Distribution of Musculoskeletal Pain in Multiple Sclerosis Patients; a Cross-Sectional Study

Document Type : RESEARCH PAPER

Authors

1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

2 Department of Neurology, Bu Ali Teaching Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3 General Practitioner in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Esfarayen, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran

4 Faculty of medicine, Student research committee, Mazandaran University of medical sciences, Sari, Iran

Abstract

  
Background: 
Pain, a common phenomenon in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, is associated with many symptoms and problems.  To investigation severity and distribution of musculoskeletal pain in MS patients. 
Methods: 
In this cross-sectional study, 115 members of the Mazandaran MS Association with confirmed MS were randomly selected to participate in the study. The patients were asked to fill out Numerical Rating Score and Nodric questionnaires, respectively. The data was analyzed by SPSS ver. 16 software. 
Results: 
The mean age of the participants was 30.43±5.86 years and 88 cases (76.5%) were female. The mean disease duration was 26.34±24.32 months and 87.8% of the cases were experiencing pain at the time of study. The mean pain severity was 3.75±2.25 and worst pain experienced was 5.73±2.12. The most common pain sites were: the knees (55.7%), wrist (43.5%), and neck (41.7%). Women experience higher prevalence of shoulder, upper back, and ankle pain (P

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
April 2015
Pages 114-118

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History

  • Receive Date: 11 November 2014
  • Revise Date: 31 December 2014
  • Accept Date: 01 February 2015

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