Carnes, Dawn, Ashby, Deborah, Parsons, Suzanne and Underwood, M. (Martin) M.D.. (2008) Chronic forearm pain presents as a transient and indistinct pain site in a community setting : results from a UK population survey. Family Practice, Vol.25 (No.3). pp. 197-201. ISSN 0263-2136

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Abstract

Objectives. To investigate the prevalence of chronic forearm pain in a non-occupational community setting over a 2-year period. Method. A longitudinal community-based postal questionnaire survey conducted in the south-eastern quadrant of England. Results. We received 2493/4172 (60%) responses at baseline and we followed up 429 of these 2 years later: 252 responded (59%). Forearm pain prevalence was 4% at baseline and 5% at follow-up. Over 95% of those with forearm pain had pain in other areas [odds ratio 1.5 (95% confidence interval 1.3–1.7)] and it was most commonly associated with elbow and wrist pain. Seventy-six per cent of those with forearm pain at baseline recovered. At follow-up, 78% of those with chronic forearm pain had new-onset forearm pain. Conclusions. Persistent forearm pain (pain for over 2 years) was rare and the capacity for recovery was good (76%). Isolated forearm pain as a diagnostic category is of little utility. Treating and managing forearm pain in a site-specific manner is unlikely to be successful owing to its strong association with pain in other areas. In the community, forearm pain laterality was not evident; our findings suggest that forearm pain in the workplace is influenced by different factors to those in a community setting.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Chronic pain, Health surveys -- Great Britain, Social surveys -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Family Practice
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0263-2136
Date:	June 2008
Volume:	Vol.25
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 197-201
Identification Number:	10.1093/fampra/cmn027
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Arthritis Research UK, Assurance Medical Society UK, Barts and The London Joint Research Board (BLJRB)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37493

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