A new Mayo Clinic proceedings study has found that most people visit their healthcare providers because of joint disorder, back pain and skin issues, according to a Mayo Clinic report.
Researchers used the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a medical records linking system, to track more than 140,000 residents of Olmsted County, Minn., who visited Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester and other healthcare providers in Olmsted County.
The top disease groups were osteoarthritis/ joint disorders, back problems, chronic neurologic disorders, migraines, high blood pressure and skin disorders. Back problems plagued 23.9 percent while 22.6 percent reported osteoarthritis and joint disorders.
These findings could help researchers determine better ways to prevent and treat these disorders in large groups of people.
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Researchers used the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a medical records linking system, to track more than 140,000 residents of Olmsted County, Minn., who visited Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester and other healthcare providers in Olmsted County.
The top disease groups were osteoarthritis/ joint disorders, back problems, chronic neurologic disorders, migraines, high blood pressure and skin disorders. Back problems plagued 23.9 percent while 22.6 percent reported osteoarthritis and joint disorders.
These findings could help researchers determine better ways to prevent and treat these disorders in large groups of people.
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