How to Use musculoskeletal in a Sentence

musculoskeletal

adjective
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  • But poor balance and musculoskeletal fitness can be linked with frailty in older adults, Araújo wrote in an email.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 21 June 2022
  • Cats are slinky and athletic, and most people don’t think of them as prone to musculoskeletal problems.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee.com, 26 May 2017
  • In the United States about 50% of Americans have a bone, joint or musculoskeletal challenge.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The art form has taught her that happy feet stem from attention to the broader musculoskeletal system.
    — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • The number waiting for musculoskeletal care specifically has risen 15% in the 15 months to March.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
  • There has seemingly been a rise in non-musculoskeletal deaths this year, also known as sudden death.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2021
  • There seemingly has been a rise in non-musculoskeletal deaths this year, also known as sudden death.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • It’s part of a broader look at the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons and soft tissue that make up the musculoskeletal system.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • The other deaths were racing related and said to be musculoskeletal.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Usually, the discomfort was worth it—a small musculoskeletal price to pay for the occasional privilege of seeing parts of the world still new to me.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Mental health and musculoskeletal issues have shot up among U.K. women in the last few years—with 1.5 million currently pushed out of the labor force due to sickness.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • This can cause musculoskeletal problems that can contribute to back pain.
    — Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The way people carry themselves reveals a lot about their musculoskeletal health.
    — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2021
  • During that time, diabetes moved from eighth to third, and musculoskeletal disorders were in fourth.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
  • This discovery is not new, as Wright points out; the connection between menopause and musculoskeletal issues like arthritis has been known for more than 30 years.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The researchers said the neck and shoulder pain caused by iPad neck was more prevalent among young adults, and women were twice as likely to experience musculoskeletal symptoms.
    — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
  • The risk of having a heart attack or stroke is extremely small over a short course of therapy (less than one month), such as would be the case in treating acute pain from a musculoskeletal injury like tendonitis.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • And in orthopedics, one in two adults has a musculoskeletal problem, which is what orthopedics takes care of.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 4 June 2022
  • The goal of the campaign is to better understand how musculoskeletal disorders develop and find ways to prevent them.
    — Taylor Avery, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
  • Studies on the benefits of this taping technique for musculoskeletal issue have been mixed.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Back and neck pain The biggest driver of that increase has been rising instances of musculoskeletal issues, specifically back and neck pain.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
  • Consider getting a bike fitted to you by an expert to avoid any musculoskeletal imbalances that may lead to injury.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The specialty is focused on care for young patients with musculoskeletal issues.
    — Hannah Holzer, sacbee, 28 June 2018
  • Over time, release of these hormones damages our blood vessels, heart, brain, blood and liver and our metabolic and musculoskeletal systems.
    — Clay Marsh, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
  • Half of the patients were diagnosed with substance use disorder and the other half suffered from chronic musculoskeletal pain.
    — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • They were rushed to the hospital by ambulance with musculoskeletal injuries.
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Wright’s mission is to empower women to take control of their musculoskeletal health earlier in life.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Those who used the LEDs had a 40 percent improvement in musculoskeletal injuries and 50 percent faster healing for lacerations over the control group.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • That led to the question of whether laser therapy could treat diseases involving musculoskeletal pain such as fibromyalgia.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Diaz agrees that one potential drawback to being a weekend warrior is the potential for musculoskeletal injury.
    — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024

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