Timothy Allison
Musculoskeletal pain is more generalised among people from ethnic minorities than among white people in Greater Manchester
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
assess prevalence musculoskeletal symptoms among major ethnic minority populations greater manchesterthe study group community sample 2117 adults indian pakistani bangladeshi african caribbean communities questionnaires administered post interviewer used assess presence musculoskeletal pain pain specific joints level physical function ethnicity self assigned results compared recent study local white population using methodologyoverall response rate 75 among south asian indian pakistani bangladeshi community 47 among african caribbean community profile musculoskeletal pain among ethnic minority groups differed white population although musculoskeletal symptoms slightly prevalent among people ethnic minority groups among white population pain multiple sites considerably common among ethnic minoritiesthe finding musculoskeletal pain widespread among ethnic minority communities uk previously reported may reflect social cultural psychological differences cause differences profile pain health needs follow need investigation