Knee Pain Connected With Depression: Study

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Mar, 2018 ) :Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. According to a study, knee pain from OA, which damages the quality of life, can in turn lead to depression.

The study was examining the effects of knee pain on depression. It specifically focused on how knee pain and impaired knee function relate to depression. The study, led by Yuji Nishiwaki from the Toho University in Japan, showed that elderly who experienced knee pain at night while in bed, while putting on socks, or while getting in or out of a car were more likely to report having symptoms of depression, Health news reported.

The team examined 573 people aged 65 or older for the study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 'Examining elderly people's responses to questions about pain at night and difficulties performing daily activities may be an efficient way of identifying those at high risk of developing depressive symptoms,' the researchers said.

They were asked about their knee pain, nearly 12 per cent of them had developed symptoms of depression. People who experienced knee pain at night while in bed, while putting on socks, or while getting in ou out of a car were more likely to have symptoms of depression.