A Brief Overview: Sex Differences in Prevalent Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions

Demario S. Overstreet (), Larissa J. Strath (), Mackensie Jordan, Indonesia A. Jordan, Joanna M. Hobson, Michael A. Owens, Adrian C. Williams, Robert R. Edwards and Samantha M. Meints ()
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Demario S. Overstreet: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Larissa J. Strath: Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
Mackensie Jordan: Amplify Health and Wellness, Newmarket, ON L3Y 8C6, Canada
Indonesia A. Jordan: Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Joanna M. Hobson: Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Michael A. Owens: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Adrian C. Williams: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Robert R. Edwards: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Samantha M. Meints: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-8

Abstract: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain disorders are some of the most prevalent and disabling chronic pain conditions worldwide. These chronic conditions have a considerable impact on the quality of life of individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems. Unfortunately, the burden of MSK pain disorders does not fall equally across the sexes. Females consistently demonstrate more prevalent and severe clinical presentations of MSK disorders, and this disparity increases in magnitude with age. The aim of the present article is to review recent studies that have examined sex differences between males and females in four of the most common MSK pain disorders: neck pain, low back pain, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords: chronic pain; sex differences; musculoskeletal disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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