Musculoskeletal pain and the reproductive life stage in women: is there a relationship?

Autor(es)

Frange, C. ^[1] ; Hirotsu, C. ^[1] ; Hachul, H. ^{[1, 2]} ; Pires, J. S. ^[1] ; Bittencourt, L. ^[1] ; Tufik, S. ^[1] ; Andersen, M. L. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Psicobiol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Ginecol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CLIMACTERIC; v. 19, n. 3, p. 279-284, JUN 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

Objectives To investigate the association between reproductive life stage, pain perception and musculoskeletal pain complaint in a representative sample of women from SAo Paulo, Brazil.Methods A population-based survey was carried out with 574 women who were classified as being in the premenopausal or postmenopausal stage. They answered questions about pain perception and musculoskeletal pain. Follicle stimulating hormone was collected to confirm menopausal condition along with clinical evaluation.Results In the whole sample, we found a prevalence of 56% for pain perception and 20.2% for complaints of musculoskeletal pain. Regarding the topography of musculoskeletal pain, the distributions were similar among the premenopausal and postmenopausal groups. No significant association was found between reproductive life stage and pain perception, as 58.1% of the premenopausal group and 52.0% of the postmenopausal group reported pain. Similarly, there was no significant association between menopausal stage and musculoskeletal pain, as 19.5% and 21.6% of the premenopausal and postmenopausal women, respectively, complained of musculoskeletal pain. There was no significant association of postmenopausal stage (early or late) with pain perception or musculoskeletal pain. The use of analgesics was significantly higher in postmenopausal compared to premenopausal women (p<0.001).Conclusion A high prevalence of pain was found in women from the city of SAo Paulo. However, neither the presence of musculoskeletal pain nor pain perception were associated with the reproductive life stage, showing that both parameters was independent from the menopausal status in the studied women. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/15259-2 - Epidemiologia do sono na cidade de São Paulo: seguimento dos voluntários do estudo de base EPISONO
• Beneficiário: Camila Hirotsu
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/02036-8 - Efeitos do aumento da transmissão dopaminérgica durante o período de adolescência sobre o comportamento sexual de ratos adultos
• Beneficiário: Jhon Helbert Soterio Pires
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/18722-5 - Estudo da insônia associada à dor musculoesquelética em mulheres na pós-menopausa
• Beneficiário: Cristina Mattos Pereira Frange
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado