Manual material handling advice and assistive devices for preventing and treating back pain in workers

Verbeek, Jos; Martimo, Kari-Pekka; Karppinen, Jaro; Kuijer, Paul; Viikari‐Juntura, Eira; Takala, Esa-Pekka

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005958.pub3

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“…By contrast, a Cochrane systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCT) found moderate quality evidence that training on proper lifting techniques and use of assistive devices does not prevent back pain (29). Although back pain and back injuries may not always be caused by the same exposures, the findings of the Cochrane review are still interesting in the context of the present study.…”

Section: Use Of Assistive Devices and Risk Of Back Injurymentioning

confidence: 57%

Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

Andersen¹,

Burdorf²,

Fallentin³

et al. 2013

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Section: Use Of Assistive Devices and Risk Of Back Injurymentioning

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Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

Andersen¹,

Burdorf²,

Fallentin³

et al. 2013

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Rather, there is strong evidence that education in lifting techniques or reducing lifting load does not prevent low back pain. 27,28 Furthermore, although exercise interventions may prevent low back pain or reduce recurrence, improved outcomes are not associated with changes in any aspect of muscle performance. [28][29][30] Our study shows that these protection strategies may result in increased vigilance, worry, frustration, and guilt for patients with low back pain.…”

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The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain

Darlow

Dowell

Baxter

et al. 2013

The Annals of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the formation and impact of attitudes and beliefs among people experiencing acute and chronic low back pain.METHODS Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 participants with acute low back pain (less than 6 weeks' duration) and 11 participants with chronic low back pain (more than 3 months' duration) from 1 geographical region within New Zealand. Data were analyzed using an Interpretive Description framework.RESULTS Participants' underlying beliefs about low back pain were influenced by a range of sources. Participants experiencing acute low back pain faced considerable uncertainty and consequently sought more information and understanding. Although participants searched the Internet and looked to family and friends, health care professionals had the strongest influence upon their attitudes and beliefs. Clinicians influenced their patients' understanding of the source and meaning of symptoms, as well as their prognostic expectations. Such information and advice could continue to influence the beliefs of patients for many years. Many messages from clinicians were interpreted as meaning the back needed to be protected. These messages could result in increased vigilance, worry, guilt when adherence was inadequate, or frustration when protection strategies failed. Clinicians could also provide reassurance, which increased confidence, and advice, which positively influenced the approach to movement and activity.CONCLUSIONS Health care professionals have a considerable and enduring influence upon the attitudes and beliefs of people with low back pain. It is important that this opportunity is used to positively influence attitudes and beliefs. INTRODUCTIONL ow back pain is a health condition with major direct and indirect costs.1-4 Acute low back pain is assumed to have a highly positive prognosis 5 ; however, a large proportion of patients continue to experience pain and disability. 6 Psychosocial factors are important in the development of low back pain and disability. 7,8 Depression, passive coping strategies, fear avoidance beliefs (the avoidance of movement or activity resulting from fear of pain or injury), and low expectations of recovery are independently associated with poor outcome.9,10 A clinical guide to assessing psychosocial warning signs (yellow flags) developed in New Zealand has been adopted internationally. Patients' beliefs need to be better understood to improve management of low back pain. 10,12,13 People with low back pain receive information from a range of sources, but the influence of each source is unknown.14,15 Studies have investigated activities, situations, and anatomic structures that people see as being responsible for their back pain, but not how or why beliefs have been formed. 14,[16][17][18] Health care professionals may negatively influence patient beliefs. 19There is strong evidence that patients' beliefs about low back pain are associated with their clinicians' beliefs, and moderate evidence suggests

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“…Despite the knowledge on factors associated with work-related MSD, interventions on primary prevention of MSD through modifications of the physical work-related factors, such as through manual handling advise (24) and ergonomic workplace redesign (25), have not shown to be overly successful in preventing MSD. Moreover, while there are numerous preventive measures and strategies (eg, workplace interventions or ergonomic guidelines) in place, the global burden of MSD seems to have increased rather than decreased over the last years (26).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The latter is, however, not the case in all topographic areas (27). Even if interventions have rendered limited or no success, which for instance seems to be the case for job rotation (28) and advice on lifting techniques (24), they are still frequently applied in work settings.…”

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A research framework for the development and implementation of interventions preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Beek¹,

Dennerlein²,

Huysmans³

et al. 2017

Scand J Work Environ Health

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We are the first to describe a research framework for prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in which different research disciplines are linked. This framework can help to improve theories and strengthen the development and implementation of prevention strategies for work-related MSD. Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2017;43(6):526-539. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3671 A research framework for the development and implementation of interventions preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders Objectives Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are highly prevalent and put a large burden on (working) society. Primary prevention of work-related MSD focuses often on physical risk factors (such as manual lifting and awkward postures) but has not been too successful in reducing the MSD burden. This may partly be caused by insufficient knowledge of etiological mechanisms and/or a lack of adequately feasible interventions (theory failure and program failure, respectively), possibly due to limited integration of research disciplines. A research framework could link research disciplines thereby strengthening the development and implementation of preventive interventions. Our objective was to define and describe such a framework for multi-disciplinary research on work-related MSD prevention. Affiliation MethodsWe described a framework for MSD prevention research, partly based on frameworks from other research fields (ie, sports injury prevention and public health). ResultsThe framework is composed of a repeated sequence of six steps comprising the assessment of (i) incidence and severity of MSD, (ii) risk factors for MSD, and (iii) underlying mechanisms; and the (iv) development, (v) evaluation, and (vi) implementation of preventive intervention(s). ConclusionsIn the present framework for optimal work-related MSD prevention, research disciplines are linked. This framework can thereby help to improve theories and strengthen the development and implementation of prevention strategies for work-related MSD.

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Manual material handling advice and assistive devices for preventing and treating back pain in workers

Cited by 92 publications

References 87 publications

Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain

A research framework for the development and implementation of interventions preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders

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