Is There an Urban-Rural Divide? Population Surveys of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Pune Region of India Using the COPCORD Bhigwan Model

Abstract

While similar in spectrum, standardized prevalence rates of self-reported pain sites and rheumatic MSK disorders were significantly lower in the urban (current Pune COPCORD surveys) versus rural (Bhigwan) community, and in both communities aches and pains that are poorly understood by modern science were predominant.