Musculoskeletal pain in the workforce: the effects of back, arthritis, and fibromyalgia pain on quality of life and work productivity.

Objective:To investigate the impact of musculoskeletal pain on health-related quality of life and work productivity losses among US workers.Methods:Data from the 2008 US National Health and Wellness Survey were used. Among those currently employed aged 20 to 64 years (N = 30,868), workers with arthr