How Does Physical Activity During Youth Affect the Development of Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain or Discomfort in Young Adults?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multisite musculoskeletal pain is a common condition among young adults, and identifying risk factors for the experience of pain is of particular interest. During the transition from adolescence to adulthood, individuals become less physically active. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term association between physical inactivity during adolescence and young adulthood and multisite musculoskeletal pain or discomfort later in young adulthood, with analyses conducted separately for males and females.

Methods

Data on self-reported levels of physical activity at Ages 15, 18, and 21 and multisite musculoskeletal pain or discomfort at Age 28 from The West Jutland Cohort Study (n = 1833) were used. The levels of physical activity were dichotomized i

SUBMITTER: Larsen EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12681414 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature