Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of locomotive syndrome (LS) and to examine the relationship of LS with musculoskeletal symptoms (pain, generalized joint laxity (GJL)) in young Chinese adults. Our study population (n = 157; mean age of 19.8 ± 1.2 years) comprises college student residen...
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| author | Yixuan Ma Xinze Wu Shaoshuai Shen Weihao Hong Ying Qin Mingyue Sun Yisheng Luan Xiao Zhou Bing Zhang |
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| description | This study aims to investigate the prevalence of locomotive syndrome (LS) and to examine the relationship of LS with musculoskeletal symptoms (pain, generalized joint laxity (GJL)) in young Chinese adults. Our study population (n = 157; mean age of 19.8 ± 1.2 years) comprises college student residents at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Three screening methods were used to evaluate LS: 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), a two-step test, and a stand-up test. Musculoskeletal pain was assessed by self-report and visual analog scale (VAS), and joint body laxity was evaluated using the GJL test. The prevalence of LS was 21.7% of all participants. Musculoskeletal pain affected 77.8% of the college students with LS and was strongly associated with LS. A total of 55.0% of college students with LS had four or more site joints that were positive for GJL, and higher scores of GJL were associated with a higher prevalence rate of LS. Young Chinese college students have a relatively high prevalence of LS, and musculoskeletal pain and GJL were significantly related to LS. The present results suggest that we need early screening of musculoskeletal symptoms and LS health education in young adults to prevent the mobility limitations of LS in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12d04defa90247fe9345436ed5cce5ed2023-11-16T20:46:31ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-02-0111453210.3390/healthcare11040532Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese AdultsYixuan Ma0Xinze Wu1Shaoshuai Shen2Weihao Hong3Ying Qin4Mingyue Sun5Yisheng Luan6Xiao Zhou7Bing Zhang8Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, ChinaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, JapanSchool of Education and Welfare, Aichi Prefectural University, 1522-3 Ibaragabasama, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1198, JapanDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, ChinaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, ChinaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Planet Rehabilitation Center, Planet Rehabilitation Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510623, ChinaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaDivision of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, ChinaThis study aims to investigate the prevalence of locomotive syndrome (LS) and to examine the relationship of LS with musculoskeletal symptoms (pain, generalized joint laxity (GJL)) in young Chinese adults. Our study population (n = 157; mean age of 19.8 ± 1.2 years) comprises college student residents at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Three screening methods were used to evaluate LS: 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), a two-step test, and a stand-up test. Musculoskeletal pain was assessed by self-report and visual analog scale (VAS), and joint body laxity was evaluated using the GJL test. The prevalence of LS was 21.7% of all participants. Musculoskeletal pain affected 77.8% of the college students with LS and was strongly associated with LS. A total of 55.0% of college students with LS had four or more site joints that were positive for GJL, and higher scores of GJL were associated with a higher prevalence rate of LS. Young Chinese college students have a relatively high prevalence of LS, and musculoskeletal pain and GJL were significantly related to LS. The present results suggest that we need early screening of musculoskeletal symptoms and LS health education in young adults to prevent the mobility limitations of LS in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/4/532locomotive syndromemusculoskeletal symptomsyoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Yixuan Ma Xinze Wu Shaoshuai Shen Weihao Hong Ying Qin Mingyue Sun Yisheng Luan Xiao Zhou Bing Zhang Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults Healthcare locomotive syndrome musculoskeletal symptoms young adults |
| title | Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults |
| title_full | Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults |
| title_short | Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Musculoskeletal Pain and Generalized Joint Laxity in Young Chinese Adults |
| title_sort | relationship between locomotive syndrome and musculoskeletal pain and generalized joint laxity in young chinese adults |
| topic | locomotive syndrome musculoskeletal symptoms young adults |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/4/532 |
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