Lay descriptions for musculoskeletal health sequelae in Global Burden of Diseases 2010
| Sequela | Lay description | Disability weight (with uncertainty interval) |
|---|---|---|
| Low back pain, acute, without leg pain | This person has severe back pain, which causes difficulty dressing, sitting, standing, walking and lifting things. The person sleeps poorly and feels worried | 0.269 (0.184–0.373) |
| Low back pain, acute, with leg pain | This person has severe back and leg pain, which causes difficulty dressing, sitting, standing, walking and lifting things. The person sleeps poorly and feels worried | 0.322 (0.219–0.447) |
| Low back pain, chronic, without leg pain | This person has constant back pain, which causes difficulty dressing, sitting, standing, walking and lifting things. The person sleeps poorly, is worried and has lost some enjoyment in life | 0.366 (0.248–0.499) |
| Low back pain, chronic, with leg pain | This person has constant back and leg pain, which causes difficulty dressing, sitting, standing, walking and lifting things. The person sleeps poorly, is worried and has lost some enjoyment in life | 0.374 (0.252–0.506) |
| Neck pain, acute, mild | This person has neck pain and has difficulty turning the head and lifting things | 0.040 (0.023–0.064) |
| Neck pain, acute, severe | This person has severe neck pain and difficulty turning the head and lifting things. The person gets headaches and arm pain, sleeps poorly and feels tired and worried | 0.221 (0.150–0.305) |
| Neck pain, chronic, mild | This person has constant neck pain and has difficulty turning the head, holding arms up and lifting things | 0.101 (0.067–0.149) |
| Neck pain, chronic, severe | This person has constant neck pain and arm pain, and difficulty turning the head, holding arms up and lifting things. The person gets headaches, sleeps poorly and feels tired and worried | 0.286 (0.197–0.398) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: legs, mild | This person has pain in the leg, which causes some difficulty running, walking long distances, and getting up and down | 0.023 (0.013–0.039) |
| Osteoarthritis, moderate | This person has moderate pain in the leg, which makes the person limp, and causes some difficulty walking, standing, lifting and carrying heavy things, getting up and down and sleeping | 0.079 (0.053–0.115) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: legs, severe/osteoarthritis, severe | This person has severe pain in the leg, which makes the person limp and causes a lot of difficulty walking, standing, lifting and carrying heavy things, getting up and down, and sleeping | 0.171 (0.117–0.240) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild/osteoarthritis, mild | This person has mild pain and stiffness in the arms and hands. The person has some difficulty lifting, carrying and holding things | 0.024 (0.014–0.041) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate/rheumatoid arthritis, mild | This person has moderate pain and stiffness in the arms and hands, which causes difficulty lifting, carrying and holding things, and trouble sleeping because of the pain | 0.114 (0.077–0.159) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: generalised, moderate/rheumatoid arthritis, moderate | This person has pain and deformity in most joints, causing difficulty moving around, getting up and down, and using the hands for lifting and carrying. The person often feels fatigue | 0.292 (0.197–0.410) |
| Musculoskeletal problems: generalised, severe/rheumatoid arthritis, severe/chronic polyarticular gout | This person has severe, constant pain and deformity in most joints, causing difficulty moving around, getting up and down, eating, dressing, lifting, carrying and using the hands. The person often feels sadness, anxiety and extreme fatigue. | 0.606 (0.421–0.771) |
| Gout: acute | This person has severe pain and swelling in the leg, making it very difficult to get up and down, stand, walk, lift and carry heavy things. The person has trouble sleeping because of the pain | 0.293 (0.198–0.404) |