Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Predict the Development and Numbers of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Prospective Cohort

Abstract

These prospective data support that cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are strongly associated with the subsequent development of common upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Risks rise with both magnitude of CVD risks and numbers of MSDs developed. Research into secondary prevention efforts appears warranted.

The major conditions strategy—just another NHS plan?

“…This approach—a multimorbidity approach—reflects how patients experience illness and therefore how they interact with the health system. A cancer diagnosis, for example, is strongly associated with a risk of first-onset mental health conditions; and patients with poor cardiovascular health are substantially more likely to develop musculoskeletal disorders 12. More than a quarter of the adult population in England are currently living with two or more long term conditions, and this is forecast to increase over the coming decades 3.…”