OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in knee, hip, and hand in a
general population in Norway and the burden of disease in terms of associations between …

Although epidemiological descriptions indicate that musculoskeletal pain is often widespread,
still a lot of musculoskeletal pain is diagnosed and treated as localized pain. This led us to …

Research on widespread pain often relies upon case definitions bounded by duration limits
or “cut-offs.” In clinical reality, however, there are no natural cut-off points between localized …

Various risk factors associated with disability pensioning have been reported. This study
investigated the relationship between the number of pain sites and risk of receiving a disability …

Musculoskeletal pain that affects multiple body sites is typically regarded as comorbidity to
single-site pain. Pain present in multiple sites, however, is more severe and disabling …

In a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study we compared individuals with localized low
back pain (LBP) with individuals with LBP as part of widespread musculoskeletal pain, …

Background Shoulder pain is common in the general population. Reports on specific
diagnoses in general populations are scarce and only from primary care. The diagnostic …

Aim: To investigate low back pain (LBP), with and without other musculoskeletal pains, as a
predictor of long-term work disability. Method: A four-year prospective study was conducted. …

Background Few studies have investigated prognostic factors for patients with sciatica,
especially for patients treated without surgery. The aim of this study was to identify factors …

Objective To explore factors related to hand pain in persons with radiographic hand
osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Persons in the Musculoskeletal Pain in Ullensaker Study with …