UPFRONT | Roundup RESEARCH Take 5 Bone fractures may lead to chronic pain later in life: study Breaking a major bone may increase risk of wide-spread chronic body pain in later life, a new study has found. Researchers at the Med-ical Research Council Life-course Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton in the U.K., found that men and women who had a spine fracture, and women who had a hip fracture were more than twice as likely to experience long-term widespread pain as those who had not had a fracture. between 40 and 69 years old, to investigate associa-tions between a past history of fracture affecting upper and lower limb, spine or hip, and the presence of chronic widespread body pain. The researchers con-sidered possible effects of a wide range of further fac-tors, including participant diet, lifestyle and body build, and, importantly, measures of psychological health. They found that the risk of chronic widespread body pain was increased if par-ticipants reported having a past fracture, especially spine and hip fractures. Harvey added, “Chronic widespread pain is com-mon, and leads to substan-tial health related problems and disability. P ast studies hav e demonstrated an increased risk of chronic widespread pain following traumatic events, but none have di-rectly linked to skeletal fractures.” According to professor Cyrus Cooper, director of the MRC Lifecourse Epi-demiology Unit at the University of Southamp-ton, the findings will be built upon in further anal-yses that capitalise on the genetic and intensive mus-culoskeletal phenotyping components of the study. – Newswise NUMBER CRUNCHING New normal Consumers today actively rely on online search results and reviews before deciding on a product or service. “The causes of chronic widespread pain are poorly characterised, and this study is the first to demon-strate an association with past fracture. If confirmed in further studies, these findings might help us to reduce the burden of chronic pain following such fractures,” said lead re-searcher Nicholas Harvey, professor of rheumatology and clinical epidemiology. The study, published in Archives of Osteoporosis , used the UK Biobank co-hort of 500,000 adults aged 1 billion Number of people who are active on Facebook Consumers using the Internet prior to making purchasing decision Source: Yelp Internet users who view online searches as the most trusted source of information about people and companies Source: 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer 65% For more stories on research visit canadianchiropractor.ca 85% 12 to 1 It takes 12 positive reviews to offset one negative review www.canadianchiropractor.ca 8 Canadian Chiropractor February 2016
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