SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Wrist pain: a systematic review of prevalence and risk factors- what is the role of occupation and activity?
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- Concordance analysis of common hand pathology referrals from primary care to plastic surgery: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Family practice · 2026Article
- Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal pain among neurosurgeons and trainees in the Philippines.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- The Wrist as a Weightbearing Joint in Adult Handstand Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Chronic Pain and Training-Related Factors.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The Complication and Safety Profile of Utilizing Kirschner Wires in Four Corner Fusions.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
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- A scoping review to map evidence regarding key domains and questions in the management of non-traumatic wrist disorders.Hand therapy · 2024Article
- Is occupational noise associated with arthritis? Cross-sectional evidence from US population.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Visualization of the location and level of pain in common wrist pathologies using color-coded heatmaps.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Observational
- Recognition and conservative management for a spectrum of sport-related scapholunate interosseous ligament injuries: a case series.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2022Article
- Anatomy of the Palmar Region of the Carpus of the Dog.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Automatic Segmentation for Favourable Delineation of Ten Wrist Bones on Wrist Radiographs Using Convolutional Neural Network.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Magnetic Resonance Arthrography of the Wrist: The Impact on Operative Management of Wrist Injuries.Journal of wrist surgery · 2022Article
- The Effect of Acupuncture on Hand and Wrist Pain Intensity, Functional Status, and Quality of Life in Adults: A Systematic Review.Medical acupuncture · 2022Review
- Gender differences in experience and reporting of acute symptoms among cleaning staff.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- The presentation, diagnosis and management of non-traumatic wrist pain: an evaluation of current practice in secondary care in the UK NHS.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2020Article
- Digital rehabilitation for hand and wrist pain: a single-arm prospective longitudinal cohort study.Pain reportsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of wrist pain.
methodsSystematic review. DATA SOURCES: The MEDLINE and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus via EBSCO databases were searched from database inception to 9th March 2018. Specific criteria were used to define inclusion and exclusion. Data was extracted independently by a pair of reviewers.
resultsIn total 32 cross sectional studies were identified for inclusion (1 with a longitudinal component). The median prevalence of wrist pain in the general population and non-manual workers within the short term (within last week) was 6 and 4.2% within the medium term (> 1 week and within a year). The median prevalence of wrist pain in physically demanding occupations and sports people was 10% within the short term and 24% within the medium term. Non-modifiable factors associated with wrist pain included increased age (1 study in adults and 3 studies in children/adolescents) and female sex (2 studies). Modifiable risk factors included high job physical strain (2 studies), high job psychological strain (1 study), abnormal physeal morphology in children/adolescents (2 studies), high frequency impact tool use (1 study) and effort reward imbalance (1 study).
conclusionsWrist pain is highly prevalent in groups who partake in physically demanding activities from day to day such as manual labourers and sportspeople. It is less prevalent in the general population and non-manual workers, although there is a relative lack of research in the general population.
trial registrationThe review protocol was registered with PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42018090834. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1 (Prognostic study).
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