J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2002 Jun;37(3):374-378.

The Prevalence of Shoulder Pain in Adults over 40 years old in Rural Area of Chonan City

• Lee JY
• Park JY
• Won JH
• Lim ST
• Park HG
• Yoo MJ

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of shoulder pain and pain degree in a population exceeding 40 years of age in a rural area of Chonan, Korea, and to correlate those data with other countries general population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Two hundred and fifty three people (over 40 years old) who received a free medical examination. There were 93 men and 160 women with an average age of 65 years (range, 40 to 88 years). Patients were assessed in terms of pain degrees and shoulder function using the standard method of the Research Committee of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES).
RESULTS
One hundred and ten (43%) people reported shoulder pain and 83 (33%) complained of night pain, Thirty-five percents (33/93) of men and 48% (77/160) of women had shoulder pain. Average pain degree was 2.1 (range: 0-10) in general, 1.6 (range: 0-10) in male and 2.5 (range: 0-10) in female for shoulder pain, respectively.
CONCLUSION
Shoulder pain can occur in all age groups, however, more aggressive preventive and therapeutic programs should be considered in the elderly.

Keyword

Shoulder; Pain; Rural area; Prevalence

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Aged
Chungcheongnam-do*
Elbow
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Prevalence*
Shoulder Pain*
Shoulder*