%0 Journal Article
%T Fibromyalgia Being Strongly Associated with Manual Labor Among Male Patients Attending Rheumatology Clinic
%A George Habib
%A Mohammad Haydar
%A Uriel Levinger
%A Fahed Sakas
%J Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases
%P 179-183
%@ 2164-005X
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojra.2024.144019
%X <b>Introduction: </b>Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain syndrome, associated with different risk factors, including trauma. Many patients with the current or past history of manual labor attend our rheumatology clinic/s. Should manual labor be considered a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia? <b>Patients and Methods: </b>A prospective study, where all male patients seen at the rheumatology clinic/s with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia were asked about their present and past type of job/s. Manual job was defined as a job where the participant had a strenuous physical activity of more than 2 hours during the working day. A similar number of Ethnic- and age-matched female patients from the same clinic/s were recruited as a control group. <b>Results:</b> 69 and 40 Arab and Jewish male participants were recruited, respectively. 54% of the Arab male patients and 20% of the Jewish male patients were considered manual laborers. Construction and renovation accounted for 46% of the type of jobs practiced by Arab patients. Only 4% of Arab female patients were considered manual laborers. <b>Conclusion: </b>Manual labor seems to be a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia among male laborers<b>.</b>
%K Manual Labor
%K Fibromyalgia
%K Male
%K Rheumatology Clinic
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=137199