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Knee pain predicts subsequent shoulder pain and the association is mediated by leg weakness: Longitudinal observational data from the osteoarthritis initiative
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Laslett, LL and Otahal, P and Hensor, EMA and Kingsbury, SR and Conaghan, PG, Knee pain predicts subsequent shoulder pain and the association is mediated by leg weakness: Longitudinal observational data from the osteoarthritis initiative, Journal of Rheumatology, 43, (11) pp. 2049-2055. ISSN 0315-162X (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 The Journal of Rheumatology
DOI: doi:10.3899/jrheum.160001
Abstract
METHODS: Associations between persistent knee pain (pain in 1 or 2 knees over 0-3 years vs no persistent pain) and incident shoulder pain at Year 4 were examined in participants from the longitudinal National Institutes of Health Osteoarthritis Initiative. Associations were assessed using log multinomial modeling, adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, depression score, other lower limb pain, and baseline leg weakness (difficulty standing from a sitting position).
RESULTS: In older adults with clinically significant knee osteoarthritis (OA) or at risk of knee OA (n = 3486), the number of painful joints increased yearly, from 2.1 joints (95% CI 2.0-2.2) at baseline increasing by 5.2% (95% CI 2.2-8.3) at Year 4. Shoulders were the next most commonly affected joints after knees (28.5%). Persistent pain in 1 or 2 knees increased risk of bilateral shoulder pain at Year 4 [1 knee: relative risk (RR) 1.59, 95% CI 0.97-2.61; 2 knees: RR 2.02, 95% CI 1.17-3.49] after adjustment for confounders. Further adjustment for leg weakness attenuated effect sizes (1 knee: RR 1.13, 95% CI 0.60-2.11; 2 knees: RR 1.44, 95% CI 0.75-2.77), indicating mediation by functional leg weakness.
CONCLUSION: Spread of joint pain is not random. Persistently painful knees predict new bilateral shoulder pain, which is likely mediated by leg weakness, suggesting that biomechanical factors influence the spread of pain.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Biomechanics, knee, osteoarthritis, pain, shoulder disorders |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
| Research Field: | Rheumatology and arthritis |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Laslett, LL (Dr Laura Laslett) |
| UTAS Author: | Otahal, P (Mr Petr Otahal) |
| ID Code: | 112864 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2016-12-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-03-05 |
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