Inpatient hospital care for back disorders in relation to industry and occupation in Finland

Is the interleukin‐6 haplotype a prognostic factor for sciatica?

“…Increased concentrations of IL6 have been correlated with the magnitude of spinal surgery (Demura et al, 2006) and the severity of traumatic spinal cord injury in an animal model (Yang et al, 2005). It is well known that physical load is a risk factor for sciatica (Heliö vaara et al, 1987;Riihimäki et al, 1994;Leino-Arjas et al, 2002) and for sick leaves due to sciatica (Tubach et al, 2002), but the interactions between occupational physical loading and genetic factors have not been studied before. It is well known that physical load is a risk factor for sciatica (Heliö vaara et al, 1987;Riihimäki et al, 1994;Leino-Arjas et al, 2002) and for sick leaves due to sciatica (Tubach et al, 2002), but the interactions between occupational physical loading and genetic factors have not been studied before.…”

Co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among female kitchen workers

“…Very little systematic research has focused on this occupational group. In a nationally representative study in Finland, kitchen aids had an increased risk of low back disorders leading to hospitalisation (Leino-Arjas et al 2002). It seems reasonable to assume that kitchen workers have a high occurrence of even other musculoskeletal pain problems, and further that these cluster by anatomic area.…”

Ergonomic Pain––Part 2: Differential Diagnosis and Management Considerations

“…Ergonomic low back pain is multifactorial in origin 128–130 . Three categories of potential risk factors for work‐related low back pain have been identified: (1) physical risk factors, such as physically strenuous occupations; (2) psychosocial risk factors such as low job control, job dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety; and (3) individual characteristics such as gender, smoking, and spinal canal diameter 121,131–135 . In the past, research on work‐related risk factors for low back pain focused mainly on physical risk factors.…”