Predictive risk factors for chronic regional and multisite musculoskeletal pain: A 5-year prospective study in a working population

Summary Physical and psychological work-related factors pertaining to the 5-year incidence of multiple body sites musculoskeletal pain (MSP) may be gender specific. In particular, psychological factors seem to be predictive of onset of MSP, but only in women. Only the physical work factor (ie, forceful effort constraints) was an important robust predictor of multisite MSP, but only in men. The role of psychosocial and physical factors in the...