Association between neck and shoulder pain, back pain, low back pain and body composition parameters among the Japanese general population

• DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0759-z
• Publication Date: 2015-11-04T15:22:55Z
• Authors: Yoichi Iizuka; Haku Iizuka; Tokue Mieda; Tsuyoshi Tajika; Atsushi Yamamoto; Takashi Ohsawa; Tsuyoshi Sasaki; Kenji Takagishi
• Keywords: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis; Neck pain; Sports medicine

Neck and shoulder pain, back pain low are common symptoms in Japanese subjects, it is important to elucidate the pathology associated factors of these pains due their frequency impact on quality life (QOL) activities daily living (ADL). The purpose present study was investigate whether body composition with pains. We collected data 273 subjects regarding presence visual analogue scale (VAS) neck parameters calculated using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) technology. Furthermore, we investigated association between statistical methods. According a multivariate adjusted for age gender, lower total water ratio significantly at (P < 0.05); additionally, muscle mass (standardized β = −0.26, 95 % CI, −0.17 - -0.008, P 0.05), −0.27, −0.23 -0.04, 0.01), appendicular −0.29, −0.36 index (AMI) −0.24, −1.18 -0.20, <0.01) were negatively correlated VAS whereas no any type chronic pain. demonstrated that some or intensity