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Lee, Park, Won, Lim, Park, and Yoo: The Prevalence of Shoulder Pain in Adults over 40 years old in Rural Area of Chonan City
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2002; 37(3): 374-378.

Published online: 4 January 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2002.37.3.374

The Prevalence of Shoulder Pain in Adults over 40 years old in Rural Area of Chonan City

Jee Young Lee, Jin Young Park, Jong Hwa Won, Soo Taek Lim, Hee Gon Park, Moon Jib Yoo

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.

Department of Radiology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

drpark@chollian.net

Copyright © 2002 The Korean Orthopaedic Association

Abstract

Purpose

To determine the prevalence of shoulder pain and pain degree in a population exceeding 40 years of age in a rural area of Chonan, Korea, and to correlate those data with other countries general population.

Materials and Methods

Two hundred and fifty three people (over 40 years old) who received a free medical examination. There were 93 men and 160 women with an average age of 65 years (range, 40 to 88 years). Patients were assessed in terms of pain degrees and shoulder function using the standard method of the Research Committee of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES).

Results

One hundred and ten (43%) people reported shoulder pain and 83 (33%) complained of night pain, Thirty-five percents (33/93) of men and 48% (77/160) of women had shoulder pain. Average pain degree was 2.1 (range: 0-10) in general, 1.6 (range: 0-10) in male and 2.5 (range: 0-10) in female for shoulder pain, respectively.

Conclusion

Shoulder pain can occur in all age groups, however, more aggressive preventive and therapeutic programs should be considered in the elderly.

Keywords: Shoulder, Pain, Rural area, Prevalence

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