ReviewClinical orthopaedics and related research2011
Defining gender disparities in pain management.
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- Invisible pain: Sex/gender differences in pain-related stigma.Acta psychologica · 2026Article
- Higher Perioperative Opioid Use Is Associated With Reduced Early Ambulation Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Article
- Demographic and socioeconomic risk factors for pain progression and recurrence in middle-aged and older adults: multistate analysis of a prospective English cohort study.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in Malaysian orchestral musicians: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Pre- and Post-Pandemic: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample Database.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2026Article
- Factors associated with nonpharmacological treatment use among older adults with chronic low back pain tapering opioids.Pain management · 2025Article
- Rebound Pain After Regional Anaesthesia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Psychophysical changes after total sleep deprivation and experimental muscle pain.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Childcare Barriers and Appointment Nonadherence Among Women in a Safety-Net Health System.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Addressing the Intersections of Chronic Pain and OUD: Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR) Research Network.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Ethnic differences in pain, function, and catastrophizing in South Florida adults with knee osteoarthritis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Racial Bias in Pediatric Pain Perception.The journal of pain · 2024Article
- Defining tennis elbow characteristics - The assessment of magnetic resonance imaging defined tendon pathology in an asymptomatic population.Shoulder & elbow · 2024Article
- Postoperative pain-related outcomes and perioperative pain management in China: a population-based study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevalence rates of most musculoskeletal pain conditions are higher among women than men. Reasons for these prevalence disparities likely include sex differences in basic pain mechanisms and gender differences in psychosocial factors. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: The purposes of this review were to (1) identify reasons for differences in pain prevalence between men and women, (2) assess whether musculoskeletal pain conditions are differently treated in men and women, and (3) identify reasons for sex/gender disparities in pain treatment.
methodsA MEDLINE search was conducted using the terms "pain" or "musculoskeletal pain" and "gender differences" or "sex differences" with "health care," "health services," and "physician, attitude." Articles judged relevant were selected for inclusion. WHERE ARE WE NOW?: Higher pain prevalence in women is consistently observed but not well understood. The relative contributions of sex differences in pain mechanisms and gender differences in psychosocial factors (eg, coping, social roles) to explaining differences in prevalence are not yet clear. Gender disparities in the amount of healthcare use for pain may be partially explained by the experience of higher-intensity pain in women. Pain intensity also seems to be a major factor influencing treatment, especially the prescription of medications for acute pain. However, clinicians' gender stereotypes, as well as the clinician's own gender, appear to influence diagnostic and treatment decisions for more persistent pain problems. WHERE DO WE NEED TO GO?: The ultimate goal is optimal pain control for each individual, with gender being one difference between individuals. HOW DO WE GET THERE?: Further research is needed to address all three major purposes, with particular attention to whether gender-specific pain treatment may sometimes be warranted.
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