Association between sleep disturbance and low back and pelvic pain in 4-month postpartum women: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Persistent low back and pelvic pain (LBPP) is a postpartum-specific health problem. Sleep disturbances' association with persistent LBPP is not yet clear. We aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between sleep disturbance and persistent LBPP at 4 months postpartum.

Association between comprehensive workstation and neck and upper-limb pain among office worker.

Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the association between comprehensive workstations and neck and upper-limb pain (NUP) among office workers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 307 office workers (median age, 39 years; 88% men). Workstations (presence of armrest, armrest position, number of monitors used, mouse position, mouse usage, keyboard usage, and keyboard position) were investigated in terms of 17 items and judged as "adequate" or "inadequate.

The Impact of Sedentary Behavior After Childbirth on Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain Prolongation: A Follow-Up Cohort Study.

A substantial number of women have postpartum lumbopelvic pain (LBPP). Additionally, many postpartum women stay for long inactivity. Therefore, we examined the impact of sedentary behavior on persistent postpartum LBPP and the difference in this impact due to parity.

Association Between Kinesiophobia and Life Space Among Community-Dwelling Older People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

Objective: Kinesiophobia (i.e., fear of movement caused by pain) is increasingly acknowledged as a determinant of disuse among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Daily physical activity is associated with increased sonographically measured bone status during lactation.

Objectives: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between daily physical activity and sonographically measured bone status among women during the lactation period.

Methods: Final participants were 152 women 4 months after childbirth. Bone status of the participants was measured using quantitative ultrasonometry of the calcaneus (speed of sound).

Impact of loss of independence in basic activities of daily living on caregiver burden in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: To investigate the association between decline of basic activities of daily living (ADL) in each dimension and change in caregiver burden in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Methods: This retrospective study included 117 outpatients with Alzheimer's disease who presented to the Memory Clinic at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan between September 2010 and April 2014 (mean age 77.3 ± 6.

Association Between Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Persistent Low Back and Pelvic Pain After Delivery.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: To investigate the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy and persistent low back and pelvic pain (LBPP) after delivery.

Summary Of Background Data: Persistent LBPP after delivery is a risk factor for developing depression and chronic pain as well as incurring sick leave.

Lower physical activity is associated with daytime sleepiness in children aged 9-12 years.

This study clarified the prevalence of daytime sleepiness in fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children and examined the association between physical activity (PA) and daytime sleepiness in children aged 9-12 years. This cross-sectional study included 314 children (mean age ± standard deviation: 10.5 ± 1.

Association Between Public Transportation Use and Loneliness Among Urban Elderly People Who Stop Driving.

To examine the association between public transportation use and loneliness in urban elderly who stop driving. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed 31 community-dwelling older adults who had stopped driving. Public transportation use was assessed by using frequency and divided into two groups.

[Association between life space and health literacy in community-dwelling older adults].

Aim: To examine the association between health literacy (HL) and life space in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 210 community-dwelling older adults (mean age: 74.6 years, women: 63.

Effect of Pain Severity on Executive Function Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

The purpose of this study was to explore the reciprocal relationship between pain severity and executive function in community-dwelling older adults. In this prospective cohort study, 64 Japanese community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or older (mean age 72.8 years; women, 68.